2009-2010 - Bowie State University

Financial Aid Suspension
A student who fails to meet minimum SAP requirements at the end of the probationary period will
be placed on financial aid suspension. By the end of the second evaluation period, students who do
not have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 and have not passed at least 67% of cumulative
hours attempted will not be eligible to receive financial aid until SAP requirements are met.
A student who fails to achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 1.00 at the end of the
academic year will be immediately placed on financial aid suspension; this suspension will remain in
effect until SAP requirements are met.
Reinstatement of Financial Aid
Financial aid may be reinstated on a probationary status by meeting the minimum requirements for
SAP or by an approved appeal. A student who has lost financial eligibility has the right to make a
written appeal if extenuating circumstances exist and can be documented. If aid is not reinstated,
suspension will remain in effect.
Non‐enrollment at BSU or enrollment at another institution does not restore eligibility. The
cumulative GPA that was received prior to leaving BSU remains in effect upon your return to BSU.
Appeals
All appeals for reinstatement of financial aid must be submitted to the Financial Aid SAP Appeals
Committee. This appeal letter should address any mitigating circumstances that prevented you from
achieving the required criteria(s) for making and or maintain satisfactory academic progress.
Supporting documentation must accompany your appeals request. Any appeal letters submitted
without supporting documentation will not be reviewed. The appeal letter should include how
your circumstances have changed and what steps you will take to ensure meeting SAP in the future.
It is not necessary to discuss your need for financial aid as part of your rationale for reinstatement of
financial aid. The assumption is that any student filing an appeal is doing so based upon financial
need.
Appeals must be based on one of the following:
• Administrative Withdrawal
• Death of an immediate family member
• Medical Problems not resulting in an administrative withdrawal
• Personal
Incompletes (I), audit (AU), pass (PS) and unreported grades (NG) are not included in credits earned. It is
your responsibility to notify us when grades have changed to actual grades to ensure a reevaluation of
your progress.
Appeal letters and supporting documentation must be submitted within ten days of the date of the
notification that aid has been suspended‐NO EXCEPTIONS.
Approval and denial notifications will occur within two weeks of receipt of required documentation.
Please note for all approved appeals, aid offers will be granted based on funds available at the time.
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