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To earn hours at Methodist University, a student must receive a grade of A, B, C, or D. Any other gradedoes not earn hours.Classes in which a student receives a grade of Withdrew Passing (WP) or Withdrew Failing (WF) will becounted as hours attempted but not hours earned, therefore, will negatively impact a student’s ability tosatisfy SAP.Classes in which a student receives a grade of Incomplete (I) count as hours attempted but not as hoursearned, therefore, will negatively impact a student’s ability to satisfy SAP.When a student repeats a course, the total attempted hours will increase with each repeat, but the studentwill only earn hours for a completed course once. Therefore, repeating classes will negatively impact astudent’s ability to satisfy the 70% passage rate, but may significantly increase a student’s cumulative GPAMaximum Time FrameUndergraduate students must complete their degree requirements within 150% of the published length oftheir academic program to remain eligible for financial aid. At Methodist University, students mustcomplete the requirements for a bachelor’s degree within a maximum number of credits attempted(including transfer credits) of 186. Therefore, students will be allowed to receive Federal and Statefinancial aid for a MAXIMUM of twelve (12) semesters or six (6) years. This is the maximumallowable time for receipt of financial aid regardless of whether the student did or did not receive financialaid during any period of his/her enrollment. A student can not have more than 150 percent of the publishedlength of the education program to graduate. For most students, 12 semesters is the maximum time frameallowable for degree completion (standard 8 semesters or 100 percent plus an additional 4 semesters or 50percent). Students will be allowed to receive institutional financial aid for a maximum of ten (10)semesters or five (5) years. However, some institutional scholarships are awarded for a maximum of eight(8) semesters or four (4) years. The Office of Financial Aid has a listing of these particular scholarships.Failure to Meet Satisfactory Academic ProgressStudents who fail to meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress standards will be placed on Financial AidProbation (FAP) for a period of up to one academic year. Students can use the summer sessions towardprogress. During the FAP period, a student will be eligible to receive financial aid.At the end of the FAP period, students who still do not meet the SAP standards will be placed on FinancialAid Suspension (FAS). Students who are placed on FAS will be ineligible for all federal, state andinstitutional financial aid. This includes any alternative loans that require certification by MethodistUniversity.Transfer students will be evaluated at the time of enrollment using the same SAP standards.Students returning to Methodist University while they are on financial suspension must meet Methodist’sSAP policy in order to regain eligibility for financial aid.AppealsStudents on Financial Aid Probation or Suspension may make a written appeal to the Financial AidDirector. Financial aid may be reinstated by the Director upon demonstration of mitigating circumstanceswhich must be documented to the satisfaction of the director along with a written letter of appeal from thestudent. Examples of mitigating circumstances and appropriate documentation include, but are notnecessarily limited to:1. Serious illness of student--statement from physician that illness interfered with student’s ability tomeet SAP along with written letter of appeal from student.2. Serious illness of immediate family member--statement from a physician along with written letterof appeal from student.3. Death of an immediate/close family member--statement from a minister, nearest relative, or anunbiased concerned adult along with written letter of appeal from student.232