SAP Appeal process

Step One: Students who choose to follow the financial aid SAP appeal process must:

  • Submit the financial aid SAP appeal in writing to the Financial Aid Office, using the provided form.
  • State in the financial aid SAP appeal the reason(s) they failed to meet financial aid SAP requirements
  • State in the financial aid SAP appeal what action steps the student will take to meet financial aid SAP at the following review (semester)

Step Two: The Financial Aid Office will:

  • Review the financial aid SAP appeal and notify the student of the decision.
  • Approved financial aid SAP appeals include:
    • Approval and terms of reinstatement of financial aid eligibility
    • Possibility of meeting SAP in next payment period (semester)
    • Possibility of an academic plan over a period of time
    • Consequences for not meeting terms of financial aid SAP approval
    • Approved financial aid SAP appeals will result in financial aid being awarded for the payment period
  • Denied appeals include:
    • Basis for denial
    • What the student must do to meet financial aid SAP
    • Denied financial aid SAP appeals will not be awarded financial aid until SAP is met

Step Three: Students must continue to meet terms established until financial aid SAP is met in order to continue receiving financial aid on a probationary basis. Once financial aid SAP is met, the student will be removed from SAP probation status. Failure to maintain financial aid SAP after probation is removed will result in receiving an additional financial aid SAP warning for the upcoming payment period (semester).

Step Three: Students must continue to meet terms established until financial aid SAP is met in order to continue receiving financial aid on a probationary basis. Once financial aid SAP is met, the student will be removed from SAP probation status. Failure to maintain financial aid SAP after probation is removed will result in receiving an additional financial aid SAP warning for the upcoming payment period (semester).