Students must meet the following SAP requirements to maintain their eligibility for federal student aid.

1. Cumulative GPA

Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Graduate/doctoral students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

2. Completion Rate (67% Rule)

Undergraduate and graduate/doctoral students must earn 67% of their attempted credit hours. The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of earned credit hours by the total number of attempted credit hours.

Please note: Attempted credit hours are those credit hours for which students have received a grade of A, B, C, D, F, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, or X. Transfer credit hours and repeated coursework are included in total attempted credit hours. The attempted hours for a course in which a student receives an M grade will be considered credits earned.

3. Maximum Timeframe (150% Rule)

Students must complete their program of study within 150% of the standard timeframe required to earn their degree. The maximum timeframe is 150% of the number of credit hours needed to complete degree requirements.

Students can check their SAP status in WINGS Express at any time. For step-by-step instructions on how to view your academic progress for federal student aid in WINGS Express, visit the Student Zone on the WINGS Resource Center.

SAP Statuses

Financial Aid Satisfactory: The student has met SAP requirements and is eligible for federal student aid.

Financial Aid Unsatisfactory: The student has not met SAP requirements and is ineligible for federal student aid. Students will remain ineligible for federal student aid unless they successfully appeal or re-establish their eligibility on their own. Students are not eligible to receive federal student aid for any term in which they have been assigned an Unsatisfactory SAP status.

Financial Aid Probation: The student has successfully appealed an Unsatisfactory SAP status and is eligible for federal student aid for one term. After the end of the term, the student must meet SAP requirements in order to qualify federal student aid for subsequent terms. Students are not eligible to receive federal student aid for those terms for which they are assigned an Unsatisfactory SAP status.

Common financial aid programs subject to Wright State University's SAP Policy include:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
• Wright State University Need-Based Grant
• Federal Work-Study
• Federal Nursing Student Loan
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal Direct Stafford Loans
• Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
• Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan

• Only current Wright State University students may appeal.
• Students may appeal to receive federal student aid for one term. There is no limit the number of appeals a student may submit; however appeal deadlines do apply.
• All appeals are reviewed by the Office of Financial Aid and all appeal decisions are final.
• Incomplete appeals will be denied.
• Students must check their Wright State University e-mail and WINGS Express accounts for notifications and updates to the status of their financial aid, including their appeal.

The SAP appeal process will require students:

1. Complete and return the SAP Appeal Form to the Office of Financial Aid.
2. Submit a statement that explains the circumstance or reason they failed to meet SAP requirements.
3. Submit a statement that explains what has changed in their situation that will now enable them to meet SAP requirements.
4. Provide documentation that supports their written statement(s). A statement of support such as a letter from an academic advisor, must be signed by the person providing the support and must be printed on company letterhead.

• Students with mitigating circumstances (e.g., illness, injury, bereavement, etc.) that prevented them from meeting SAP requirements are encouraged to document the circumstance. Examples of acceptable documentation include: a statement of support from a physician, counselor, or clergy; court documents; obituaries; etc.
• Students with non-mitigating circumstances (e.g., return to school after extended leave, Fresh Start, change of major, etc.) are required to document what has changed in their situation that will now enable them to meet SAP requirements. Examples of acceptable documentation include: a statement of support from an academic advisor, faculty member, or tutor; academic transcripts from a transfer college; etc.

5. In addition, students who failed to meet the Maximum Timeframe SAP requirement are required to meet with their academic advisors to complete the SAP Appeal Maximum Timeframe Form.
6. Students who successfully appeal will be placed on Financial aid Probation for one term and must agree to an academic progress plan by the term's academic progress plan deadline in order to receive federal student aid for that one term. Students who do not agree to an academic plan by the applicable deadline date will have their Financial Aid Probation SAP status revoked and will be reassigned to a Financial Aid Unsatisfactory SAP status.

The Office of Financial Aid will accept SAP appeals by term based on the following schedule.

Students who successfully appeal must agree to an academic progress plan by the appeal term's academic progress plan deadline.

While on Financial Aid Probation, students will only be eligible to receive federal student aid during their probationary term and must agree to the following academic progress plan.

The Office of Financial Aid will determine if students adhered to their academic progress plan once grades have posted for their probationary term. Students who adhered to their academic progress plan will have federal student aid reinstated for subsequent terms. Students who did not adhere to their academic progress plan will be assigned an Unsatisfactory SAP status and will be ineligible to receive federal student aid at Wright State University. Students will be evaluated for SAP requirements at the next annual evaluation.