Satisfactory Progress Policy
To be eligible to receive Title IV funds, institutional scholarships and waivers (except for scholarships based on participation in athletics or extracurricular activities such as music), state and federal funds, the student must be in good academic standing and must be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of a degree. The following measures have been established as grade point average and Pace standards indicating satisfactory progress toward a degree. These standards apply to all enrolled students, both aid and non-aid recipients.
All students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 and attain at least a 2.00 GPA each semester or they will be placed on financial aid warning. Students will be allowed one semester of financial aid warning under this standard. If at the end of the following semester the student is still below a 2.00 cumulative or term GPA, the student will be disqualified from receiving future financial aid.
Students on warning who attain at least a 2.00 term GPA but remain below the required 2.00 cumulative GPA will be on a plan of study (POS) status until the term and cumulative 2.00 GPA has been met.
“All” students must attain a minimum 1.00 term GPA or face automatic academic suspension. If reinstated by the Academic Standards Committee, these students will be placed on a financial aid warning for one semester.
Pace standards requires all students to complete a minimum of 67% of the credit hours attempted cumulatively and per term. A student on financial aid warning, probation, or plan of study must complete a minimum of 67% of the hours attempted each semester to avoid financial aid disqualification. However, on a semester basis, ALL students must complete a minimum of 25% of the total hours attempted or face immediate financial aid disqualification for future semesters. The minimum 25% requirement includes students that have officially withdrawn during the semester.
Pace standards includes a maximum time frame allowed for financial aid eligibility. The maximum time frame for completion of a student’s degree program must not exceed 150% of the published length of the program. Credits earned at other accredited post-secondary institutions will apply toward the maximum number of credits allowed. Changing majors, degree programs, or pursuing a second degree will not exclude previous attempted credits when determining maximum credits attempted.
Additional Standards used to Evaluate Satisfactory Progress
A. All students, including transfer students, enrolling at Mayville State University for the first time will be assumed to be making satisfactory progress.
B. Cumulative credit hours attempted for each academic year will be a total number of hours a student is registered for on the last day to add a class for each academic semester.
C. Student must be making satisfactory progress according to the requirements of the policy
PRIOR to receiving financial Aid.
D. Credit hours completed with a grade of “D” or better, or “S” if attempted on a
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis, will be used to calculate hours earned.
E. All consortium and collaborative courses will be included in the evaluation of financial aid satisfactory progress. .
F. Grades of Failed (F, FN, FNN), Unsatisfactory (U, UN, UNN), Incomplete (I), Withdrawn (W) and Not reported (NR) count as credits attempted but not completed and will be applied towards the maximum number of credits attempted.
G. Courses that are repeated will count in the calculation of hours attempted and completed hours earned. The most current grade received for a repeated course is used in the calculation of term and cumulative GPA.
H. Noncredit remedial courses will be included in the satisfactory progress Pace standard and GPA evaluation. Incompletes or grade changes will be considered when evaluating satisfactory progress if notified by student that an update has occurred or they are actively pursuing the completion of an incomplete course.
I. Courses taken for audit only or prior learning credit will not be considered for aid.
J. Any student who withdraws from the University because of extenuating circumstances (such as lengthy and serious illness, family emergencies, legal or emotional reasons)thus fails to make satisfactory progress may appeal to reestablish financial aid eligibility. All students may appeal.