Students are required to earn 66.67 percent (without rounding up) of attempted hours to stay on pace to graduate (See below for examples)
Pace is calculated by dividing earned hours by attempted hours. Pace is measured annually at the end of spring semester.
If a student does not meet the pace requirement at the end of spring semester, they will be denied financial aid for the following academic year. At the next measurement at the end of the next spring semester, they will need to have regained pace to have eligibility reinstated.
If the student regains pace prior to the next evaluation period, they must submit a satisfactory academic progress appeal in order to have their eligibility reviewed.
Please Note: Students who receive a grade of incomplete because of studying abroad, independent learning courses, or for other reasons may fall below the 66.67 percent pace requirement. As a result, they may lose their financial aid eligibility until grades and hours earned have been posted for those courses.
Example: A student enrolled for 30 credit hours during their first academic year, but earned only 15 credit hours and had a 2.1 GPA. Although the necessary GPA has been met, pace was not maintained (15 cumulative hours earned divided by 30 cumulative hours attempted equals 50 percent). This student would be placed on financial aid denial for the following academic year.
The same student enrolled for and completed all 30 attempted credit hours during the second academic year at their own expense. Assuming the student maintains a GPA that meets or exceeds the requirements, this student is now off financial aid denial because they regained pace (45 cumulative hours earned divided by 60 cumulative hours attempted equals 75 percent completion).