2009-2010 - Bowie State University

C. PROCEDURE
For financial aid purposes, a student is considered to be in good standards if the following criteria
are met:
• Undergraduate students must maintain accumulative grade point average of 2.00 and pass
at least 67% percent of the cumulative hours attempted by the end of their second
academic year of enrollment.
Maximum Time Frame
Undergraduate students seeking their first degree must earn their degrees within the maximum
allowable time frame regardless of their program of study. The maximum time frame is 180 credits
or 12 academic terms (whichever occurs first). Students who exceed the maximum time frame
cannot receive financial aid until they have completed their current program change to and/or been
accepted into a new program.
Students attending less than fulltime and or attending a winter or summer session, enrolls in a
different degree or certificate‐seeking program will not be charged with a full term of attendance,
however credit hours and grade point average (GPA) will be used to determine SAP.
What Counts as Attempted Credits
An attempted credit includes graded courses that receive one of the following: (A, B, C, D, F,) non
graded courses (I, S, AU, W, U, NG, and PS).
Winter and summer session grades will not be included in the evaluation of SAP; however credits
earned will be included in the yearly total for the next evaluation period.
All incompletes, withdrawals, failures and repeats are included in attempts when determining SAP for
financial aid.
To calculate the percentage of credits completed, total all attempted BSU credits, and then total all
completed BSU credits. Divide the number of completed credits by the number of attempted credits.
• Total Completed Credits/Total Attempted Credits = Percentage Completed
Financial Aid Probation
Failure to Meet Minimum SAP Requirements
Students who meet at least one of the following conditions will be placed on financial aid probation
for one academic year.
• Cumulative grade point average is less than a 2.00 but greater than 1.00 and student fails to
complete 67% of cumulative hours attempted.
• Cumulative grade point is 2.00 and student failed to complete 67% of cumulative hours
attempted
• Cumulative grade point average is less than 2.00 but greater than 1.00 and student passed
67% of cumulative hours attempted
Students who are placed on financial aid probation are allowed to keep all funds awarded for the
upcoming academic year.
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2009‐2010 Undergraduate Catalog