Example of a student not meeting Grade Point Average
Mia is an undergraduate student who started her degree program in fall 2022. She is expected to have a cumulative 2.0 grade point average for all credit hours attempted at the end of the Spring 2023 semester.
Term of Enrollment | Credits Attempted | Credits Earned | Cum. Credits Attempted | Cum. Credits Earned | Cum. GPA | PACE Ratio | SAP Status |
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Fall 2022 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2.00 | 100% | Meeting SAP |
Spring 2023 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 1.90 | 88.89% | Not Meeting SAP |
At the end of the spring 2023, Mia was not meeting satisfactory academic progress because she did not meet the minimum 2.0 GPA requirement.
Example of student not meeting the Completion Rate, also referred to as PACE
All students must maintain a minimum of 66.67% of the total credit hours attempted. In this example, John is an undergraduate student who has a 2.0 GPA but is not meeting the PACE requirement of 66.67 % . The student has attempted a total of 48 credit
hours and has only earned 24 hours.
To calculate PACE you must divide the earned hours by the total hours attempted (24/48) = 50%.
Please keep in mind that total hours attempted include transfer credits, withdrawals, incomplete grades and transfer credits earned during study abroad.
Term of Enrollment | Credits Attempted | Credits Earned | Cum. Credits Attempted | Cum. Credits Earned | Cum. GPA | PACE Ratio | SAP Status |
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Spring 2022 | 48 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 2.00 | 50% | Not Meeting SAP |
Max Time Frame Example
Students are permitted to receive federal student aid only for an amount of credits up to 150% of the amount of credits it normally takes to complete their program.
In this example, Stephanie is pursuing a bachelor’s degree that requires 120 credit hours to complete. Stephanie has attempted a total of 170 credits and needs 16 more credits to complete her degree requirements.
170 credits + 16 credits = 186 credits. Calculation: 120 x 150%= 180 credits hours attempted.
Stephanie is no longer eligible for federal financial aid because she cannot complete her degree requirements within 180 credits attempted.
Note: credits attempted include credits earned, failed, transferred , withdrawn and grades of incomplete.