Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

获得第四章联邦学生援助的学生学业进步令人满意

Federal Student Aid 联邦学生援助包括联邦佩尔助学金，联邦补充教育 机会补助金(SEOG)，联邦勤工俭学(FWS)和联邦直接贷款计划 (DL)

Qualitative Policy (grade-based)  A student whose cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) is 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale is considered to be maintaining SAP.

Quantitative Policy (time-based)  学生必须完成他/她的学习计划在150%以内的速度 the program length. Please refer to the chart below for specific programs.

PROGRAM	DEGREE	REQUIRED CREDIT HOURS	CREDIT HOURS ATTEMPTED Cannot Exceed 150% of Required Hour
Beef Management	Certificate	32	48
Solar Photovoltaic	Certificate	37	55
Wind Technology	Certificate	37	55
Practical Nursing	Certificate	45	67
Associate of Arts (Transfer Program)	Associate of Arts	62	93
Associate of Science (Transfer Program)	Associate of Science	62	93
General Studies	Associate of General Studies	62	93
Technical Studies	Associate of Applied Science	62	93
Farm and Ranch Management	Associate of Applied Science	63	94
Horse Production and Management	Associate of Applied Science	63	94
Criminal Justice	Associate of Applied Science	64	96
Alternative Energy	Associate of Applied Science	66	99
Associate Degree in Nursing	Associate of Applied Science	70	105
Physical Therapist Assistant	Associate of Applied Science	75	112
Dental Hygiene	Associate of Applied Science	77	115
Veterinary Nursing	Associate of Applied Science	86	129

Pace部分要求学生获得67%的及格分数 学时试图确保学生将在最大的时间框架内完成 established for their program.

Incomplete Grades and Grade Changes 

Incomplete grades (I) count as attempted hours and a non-passing grade. It is the 如果成绩改变，学生有责任通知助学金办公室. 援助资格可以根据工作时数的增加重新计算. This would include having a non-passing grade changed to a passing grade.

Dropped Courses

修读学分包括学生在毕业后仍然注册的所有课程 无论学生是否开始上课，课程增减期的最后一天. 学生在加/退期后退选的课程的分数为 "W." A grade of W does not count in the student’s GPA.

Repeat Coursework

所有的课程尝试都以完成的速度和最大时间框架来计算. 财务援助SAP政策遵守学院的学术政策 重复课程的处理和成绩的替换在计算中 the cumulative GPA.

Frequency of SAP Evaluation. 学生将在每个学期结束时接受SAP评估，包括夏季. All attempted courses will be included in the SAP Evaluation. Attempted courses include those in which students earn a grade of A, B, C, D, F, W or I. Students who receive 在一个学期中，任何F、W或I成绩的组合都将失去联邦学生资助 eligibility. 任何未在评估时公布的学分成绩都将被考虑 as attempted but not earned.

进度将通过学生成功学习的累计学时数来计算 completed by the cumulative number of hours the students have attempted. Credit hours 被另一所学校接受，用于学生的教育项目 will be counted as both attempted and completed hours.

Federal Student Aid Warning. 在每次SAP评估期间，未能维持SAP的学生将被列入联邦政府 学生援助警告，并立即以书面形式通知其联邦学生援助 Warning status. Students placed on Federal Student Aid Warning status will schedule 与特洛伊咨询中心预约，准备学术报告 改进计划，成绩检查时间表，并完成离职面谈. Once 学业改善计划已提交并由财政援助批准 办公室，学生将获得联邦学生援助，他/她有资格 for one (1) semester. Students who fail to attain SAP at the end of the term for which 处于联邦学生援助警告状态的学生将收到书面通知 they have lost eligibility for Federal Student Aid.

Letter of Appeal (Request for Financial Aid Exception Checklist). 失去联邦学生援助资格的学生可以获得财政援助申请 从财政援助办公室的援助例外清单，按照指示，和 在收到书面通知后的十四(14)天内提交所需文件 to the Director of Financial Aid. The Letter of Appeal must include matters of extenuation 以及阻碍学生遵守SAP的能力和环境的缓解 that have changed that will contribute to student success. Examples of extenuating 减轻处罚的情况包括:个人疾病或受伤，需要长时间 恢复期，家庭成员死亡或生病，或情感受损的创伤 and/or physical health. Other circumstances will be considered at the discretion of the SAP Appeals Committee. The student’s Letter of Appeal will be reviewed by Financial 援助办公室人员，然后在14天内提交给SAP上诉委员会 (14) days of receipt by the Director of Financial Aid. The SAP Appeals Committee will 在十四(14)天内将其决定告知财政援助主任 of receipt from Financial Aid Office personnel. Financial Aid Office personnel will 将SAP上诉委员会的决定以书面形式传达给学生 fourteen (14) days of receipt. The decision of the SAP Appeals Committee is final.

针对SAP政策中数量部分的例外提出的上诉信 may be considered for a student who changes her/his program of study. The instructions described in the above paragraphs apply. Letters of Appeal will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Federal Student Aid Probation. 如果学生的上诉信被SAP上诉委员会批准， 该学生将获得一(1)个学期的联邦学生援助试用期 向特洛伊咨询中心提交了一份学术改进报告 Plan as described above. Once the Academic Improvement Plan has been submitted to 经经济援助办公室批准后，学生将获得联邦学生奖学金 Aid for which he/she is eligible for one (1) semester. If the student fails to attain SAP和/或在联邦任期内遵循批准的学术改进计划 学生援助缓刑，学生将失去联邦学生援助的资格.

已修满62个或以上学分或已尝试修满93个或以上学分的学生 学时和未达到要求的课程将失去资格 Federal Student Aid. An exception may be requested for this policy through the appeal process as described above. In addition to matters of extenuation and mitigation, 上诉信必须包括课程完成的学术计划清单 剩下的必修课程由学生的学术顾问签字. 如果上诉被批准，联邦学生援助将只提供给剩下的学生 required courses. If the program of study is going to be completed at another college, 上诉信必须包括一份已签署的剩余必修课程清单 on by an advisor of the other college on that college’s letterhead.

Reestablishing Federal Student Aid Eligibility. 为了重新获得联邦学生援助资格，学生必须完成 coursework that will bring her/him into SAP compliance; the student must attain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; and present an Academic Improvement 上述计划需经财政援助办公室人员批准.

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