Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

• Maximum timeframe is 150% of published program completion
o 1350 attempted clock hours maximum
o 68 attempted weeks maximum
Massage Therapy Certificate Program - 500 Clock Hours / 22 Weeks
• Qualitative Measurement – GPA Standard 2.0
o Cumulative GPA will be measured after the student has attempted 250 clock hours.
• Quantitative Measure
o Successfully complete 67% or 335 clock hours within 11 weeks
• Maximum timeframe is 150% of published program completion
o 750 attempted clock hours maximum
o 33 attempted weeks maximum
Financial Aid Suspension for Failure to Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
At the end of each term the Financial Aid Office notifies students in writing who do not meet satisfactory
academic progress. Students who fail to meet satisfactory academic progress during the Financial Warning
Period are disqualified from receiving future financial aid at SCU. Students who are academically dismissed are
also not eligible to receive financial aid at SCU.
Appeal Process
Any student whose aid has been suspended due to failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress may
appeal the determination.
Appeals for regaining eligibility are based on extenuating circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances
include, but are not limited to: injury, extended illness, and death of an immediate family member, military duty,
or a one-time extenuating or unusual circumstance. All appeal requests must be submitted to the Financial Aid
Office no later than Week 1 of the term following the suspension notification.
Students who have their financial aid suspended must submit the following documentation when requesting an
appeal:
1. SCU Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form with a full explanation of the circumstances that lead
to the student’s inability to meet SAP and what has been done to resolve the issue
2. Supporting documentation, that may include letters from doctors, therapists, police reports, etc.,
verifying the circumstances
3. Academic Plan from the Academic Service Office (ASO)
Appeal documents should be submitted in person. Faxed documents cannot be accepted.
Students who have appeal requests approved will have financial aid reinstated for one term following the
suspension. During the reinstatement term, the student will be placed on a Financial Aid Probation status. The
student’s academic plan, which outlines the standards they must meet each term to maintain probation status,
will be monitored carefully. Students will remain on probation status for the length of their academic plan
provided they meet the conditions of their academic plan each term.
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