2006-2007 Academic Year - Trinity University

FINANCIAL AID
FINANCIAL AID
FINANCIAL AID AT TRINITY UNIVERSITY
In order to attract the caliber of students who value the quality of a Trinity education, the university
awards funds unrelated to financial need. First-year students with superior academic ability and
potential to contribute to the campus community are considered for such academic and leadership
recognition. The documents that make up the student’s admission file provide the information for
evaluation; no other application is necessary. Amounts of these awards vary greatly based on a
student’s individual qualifications. Notification of any award will follow the letter of acceptance. These
awards are renewable for up to eight undergraduate semesters of enrollment as long as a student
maintains an overall Trinity grade point average of 3.00.
Need-based Financial Aid is Available
In calculating the family’s expected contribution for both federal and institutional aid, many factors are
taken into account: the parents’ combined income, federal and state taxes paid, the parents’ asset
holdings, the size of the family, the number of family members enrolled in college, and the student’s
income and assets, as well as other considerations.
Standards of Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid
Federal student financial aid regulations require all educational institutions administering funds to
ensure that financial aid recipients are making satisfactory academic progress toward their educational
objectives. The regulations apply to all students receiving federal, state, and university financial aid
funds. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to a financial aid counselor.
Satisfactory Academic Progress has been defined as follows:
I. Satisfactory Progress Requirements: ALL 3 AREAS AS DEFINED BELOW MUST BE MET TO BE
IN GOOD STANDING.
Progress is reviewed at the end of each academic year.
A. Maintenance of a minimum Trinity cumulative grade point average.
1. 1.80 for first-year students (students with less than 26 total credit hours earned
at Trinity)
2. 2.00 for undergraduates, excluding first-year students
3. 3.00 for graduate students
B. Attainment of 75% progress for educational objective. Students must have a 75% progress
rate on ALL courses taken at Trinity University.
1.Definitions:
a. Eligible hours – number of semester hours in which grades of A, A-, B, B+, B-, C+,
C, C-, D+, D, PP, or PR have been received.
b. Ineligible hours – attempted semester hours in which grades of F, I, W, FF, have
been received and semester hours earned for courses that
have been repeated regardless of the grade received.
c. Total hours – total of eligible hours plus ineligible hours.
d. Progress rate – determined by dividing the number of eligible hours by the total
hours.
2.Example: A student attempted one semester of courses with the following
results:
3 semester hours – grade of C
4 semester hours – grade of FF
3 semester hours – grade of W
3 semester hours – grade of A
Eligible hours = 6 (A and C grades)
Ineligible hours = 7 (FF and W grades)
Total Hours Attempted = 13
Progress Rate = 6/13 x 100 = 46%
27