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B. Maximum time frame to complete:A student must successfully complete all attempted clock hours with a satisfactory cumulative GPA within a specifiedduration of time. The normal time to complete academic coursework is in 60 weeks of study. The maximum timeframe allowable is 90 weeks. A freshman student has a maximum total of 45 weeks attempted to complete academiccoursework in order to progress as a sophomore. A sophomore must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA from 77.5weeks until completion.22.5 Weeks 45 Weeks 77.5 Weeks 90 WeeksSAP 661 clock hours 1317 clock hours 1978 clock hours 2634 clock hoursCumulativeGPA1.20 1.80 2.0 2.0SuccessfullyCompleted ClockHoursMinimum of 1.0 orabove on allcourseworkMinimum of 1.0 orabove on allcourseworkMinimum of 1.0 orabove on allcourseworkMinimum of1.0 or above on allcourseworkAt any time it becomes evident that a student is mathematically incapable of meeting any of these benchmarks theybecome permanently ineligible for further disbursements of Federal Financial Aid.C. Withdrawal / Incomplete / Repeated Courses.1. Withdrawal: A student who withdraws in the middle of an academic period and returns after 180 days may berequired to retake all course work upon readmission.2. Timeout: A student that withdraws and then returns within 190 days is said to have “timed out.” Aid that wasreturned for their prior semester is reinstated when the student returns. At the point the student meets all SAPrequirements and has completed ½ of the clock hours scheduled for the academic year they are eligible for asecond disbursement. To complete the academic year the student may be required to retake all of the semesterin which they initially withdrew (no additional loan funds are allowable for that period).3. Incomplete: Course work that is NOT completed will be graded as “Incomplete.”4. Repeated Courses: A repeated course may improve a student’s cumulative grade and replace a previous failingmark.5. All course work attempted at the school will be included in the quantitative analysis of a student’s academicprogression (maximum timeframe).D. Probation Period:A student may successfully complete all attempted coursework but still fail to meet one or both of the cumulativequalitative or quantitative standards when measured at the end of a nominal increment. The student will be placed ona probation period for the following 7.5 weeks. The student will be eligible for financial aid during that period. If thestudent does not meet the cumulative qualitative and quantitative standards at the end of the probation period, thestudent will not be eligible for federal financial aid for the remainder of the program.E. Appeal Process:If a student wishes to appeal his/her loss of federal student financial aid eligibility, a student may submit an appeal inwriting to the Financial Aid Office. A committee will review the matter and a written response will be filed within 2weeks of receiving the appeal.Students may appeal their loss based on mitigating circumstances (documented serious illness, immediate familymember death, etc.), which must be appropriately documented when submitted to the Financial Aid Office.Revised on 8/20/2014 - 38 -