Graduate Students

A student must meet all of the following requirements in order to be making satisfactory academic progress for Title IV aid.

Qualitative Standard (GPA):

• Graduate students (full or part-time) are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00.
• In addition to cumulative GPA requirements, graduate students in selected programs will not meet SAP requirements if they do not meet specific departmental standards related to “C” grades earned and/or clinical performance. At the end of each payment period (as identified above) the office of Graduate & Extended Studies will notify the Office of Student Financial Aid of any student in this circumstance.

Quantitative (Pace) Standard:

• Graduate students must complete a minimum percentage of attempted credits, Pass Rate. Students must maintain a minimum completion rate of 66.67%.
• Pass Rate is calculated by dividing the cumulative credit hours earned by the cumulative credit hours attempted. 

Maximum Time Frame:

• Graduate students must complete degree requirements without exceeding 150% of the credit hours required. For example, a student enrolled in a 30 credit hour program will no longer be able to use federal financial aid once he/she has attempted 45 credit hours. Retaking coursework or coursework not required for program completion will affect the total number of attempted credit hours.  

Program Completion:

Once the student completes all the academic requirements for his/her program, the student is considered to have completed the degree program and is no longer eligible for further federal aid for that program.

Students who fail to meet the GPA and Pass Rate standard at the end of the academic year will lose federal aid eligibility unless they successfully appeal and are placed on financial aid probation, with an academic plan.