Academic Catalog - Concordia College

academic plan is developed for the students that, if followed, will ensure that the students are
able to meet the school’s satisfactory academic progress standards by a specific point in time.
SAP Probation
Students who appeal for reconsideration to receive financial aid and are approved will be
placed on SAP probation. A SAP probation letter and a copy of the satisfactory academic
progress (SAP) Policy, with the minimum SAP standards, will be mailed to the student. Although
at the time students are placed on SAP probation they are not meeting the SAP standards, they
will continue to receive financial aid.
Students placed on SAP probation are reviewed at the end of each semester to ensure that they
1. have met the SAP standards; OR
2. are adhering to the Academic Plan.
If at the end of the SAP probation semester the student is meeting the minimum SAP standards,
OR is adhering to the Academic Plan approved by the_____________ office, financial aid
eligibility will continue for the following semester.
If at the end of the SAP probation semester the student is not meeting the minimum SAP
standards, OR is not adhering to the Academic Plan approved by the _____________office,
financial aid eligibility will be terminated.
Students on a SAP probation that do not successfully complete the first semester of their
probation by either meeting the SAP standards or not adhering to their academic plan due to
an extenuating circumstance during the SAP probation semester, may submit a second appeal
for review by the SAP Faculty Appeals Committee for reconsideration of financial aid eligibility.
Reinstatement of Financial Aid
All students must meet the minimum SAP standards at the end of each financial aid year (end
of spring semester) in order to continue receiving financial aid or to have financial aid
reinstated (for those placed on SAP probation). Failure to reestablish eligibility at the end of a
SAP probation semester, or adhere to the academic plan created for student, will result in
termination of federal financial aid eligibility. Once a student meets the minimum SAP
standards, financial aid will be reinstated. Awards cannot be paid retroactively for the term(s)
during which eligibility was lost.
SAP and Conduct for Veterans Benefits
The following policies pertain to Concordia College students who receive veterans benefits:
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