2 - Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Tuition & Financial Aid
Maintaining Eligibility for Financial Aid
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS REQUIREMENTS
FOR FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS
To continue to receive financial aid, students must meet
Satisfactory Academic Process (SAP) requirements.
Satisfactory Academic Progress includes qualitative and
quantitative measures, as well as maximum time frame
requirements. The information below is a summary of
key requirements.
QUALITATIVE MEASURE
All students on or applying for financial aid must
complete a minimum number of credits, with a quarterly
and cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
QUANTITATIVE MEASURE
Full-time students need to complete at least 12 credits
per quarter, three-quarter time students at least 9, and
half-time students at least 6. Less than half-time students
must complete all credits attempted.
Students who fail to meet the quarterly or cumulative
GPA requirements or who fail to complete the minimum
number of credits for their enrollment status for one
quarter may be placed on warning status for the
next quarter and may receive aid; however, certain
limitations apply. Students who fail SAP requirements for
2 consecutive quarters, or fail to complete at least 50%
of credits (or all credits for less than half-time students),
for the minimum enrollment level attempted in any one
particular quarter will be placed on suspended status
and will be ineligible for further aid.
www.lwtech.edu/financialaid
REINSTATEMENT
Financial aid may be re-instated after students have
completed, at their own expense, a quarter at the
minimum level they were enrolled in (full-time, half-time,
etc.), during the quarter for which their aid was cancelled
(this does not apply to students who have reached
the maximum time frame limitation). The classes must
be at LWIT and the student must meet all applicable
satisfactory academic progress requirements while
completing the required credits. Awarding of financial aid
for reinstated students is on a funds-available basis only.
APPEAL PROCESS
In some cases there may be extraordinary circumstances
(beyond the student’s control), which may be considered
for students whose aid has been suspended. A written
petition, along with supporting documentation, may
be submitted for consideration. Students whose aid is
reinstated through the appeal process will be placed
on probation status in their next quarter of attendance.
Awarding of financial aid for reinstated students is on
a funds-available basis only. The Financial Aid Office
reserves the right to determine continued eligibility.
Other conditions to maintain satisfactory
academic progress for financial aid may apply.
To view or print the complete policy, visit:
www.lwtech.edu/financialaid.
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Tuition & Financial Aid
MAXIMUM TIME FRAME AND PROGRAM LIMITATIONS
Students must complete the program they are pursuing
in no more than 150% (or 125% for the State Need
Grant) measured in attempted credits. For example, if a
student is pursuing an AAS degree which requires 100
credits to complete, the maximum time frame would be
150 attempted credits (125 for the State Need Grant),
regardless of whether the credits were funded by financial
aid or not. Students must also meet pace of progression
standards, indicating they will complete their program
within the maximum time frame allowed (please see
the complete policy for details). Students may receive
financial aid at LWIT for a maximum of 2 programs.
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