Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

Federal and state governments mandate the establishment and enforcement of a satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy.  Failure to maintain SAP requires the student receive financial aid on a probationary basis or that financial aid eligibility be cancelled all together until SAP as defined by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) is met.  Students have the right to appeal their status if they have mitigating circumstances they believed prevented them from maintaining or achieving SAP.  Students are notified when they are not meeting SAP and told what they must do for continued aid eligibility:
Undergraduate students are considered to be making SAP and are financial aid eligible if they:

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00.
• Complete 67% of cumulative credit hours attempted.
• Do not meet or exceed 192 credits attempted.
• Are in good academic standing with Marygrove College.

Students who consistently fail to meet this standard may jeopardize their eligibility for financial aid, including student loans and work study.  The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) will notify you when your eligibility for financial aid is in jeopardy.  The notification will include what you must do to regain eligibility or avoid losing eligibility.

* The OSFA SAP policy may differ from that of Marygrove College. While a student may be considered in “good standing” with Marygrove College, they may not necessarily be making Financial Aid SAP.

last updated 1/08