You must meet the following SAP requirements to maintain your 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 cumulative attempted credit hours. The percentage is calculated by dividing your total number of earned credit hours by your total number of attempted credit hours.

Please note: Attempted credit hours are those credit hours for which you 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 your total attempted credit hours. The attempted hours for a course in which you receive an M grade will be added to your total  your earned credit hours.

3. Maximum Timeframe (150% Rule)

You must complete your program of study within 150% of the timeframe required to earn your degree. The maximum timeframe is 150% of the typical number of hours needed to complete degree requirements.

You can check your 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: You have met SAP requirements for federal student aid purposes.

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

Financial Aid Probation: You have successfully appealed an Unsatisfactory SAP status and you are eligible for federal student aid for one term only. After the end of the term, you must meet academic progress plan requirements in order to qualify federal student aid for subsequent terms. You are not eligible to receive federal student aid for those terms for which you 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.
• You may appeal to receive federal student aid for one term only. There is no limit the number of appeals you 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.
• You must check your Wright State University e-mail and WINGS Express accounts for notifications and updates to the status of your financial aid, including your SAP appeal.

The SAP appeal process will require you:

1. Complete and return the SAP Appeal Form to Raider Connect.
2. Submit a statement that explains the circumstance or reason you failed to meet SAP requirements.
3. Submit a statement that explains what has changed in your situation that will now enable you to meet SAP requirements.
4. Provide documentation that supports your 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.

• If you had a mitigating circumstance (e.g., illness, injury, bereavement, etc.) that prevented you from meeting SAP requirements, you 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.
• If you had a non-mitigating circumstances (e.g., return to school after extended leave, Fresh Start, change of major, etc.), you are required to document what has changed in your situation that will now enable you 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, if you failed to meet the Maximum Timeframe SAP requirement (150% Rule), you are required to meet with your academic advisor to complete the SAP Appeal Maximum Timeframe Form.
6. If you successfully appeal, you 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. If you do not agree to an academic plan by the applicable deadline date, your Financial Aid Probation SAP status will be revoked and you 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.

If you successfully appeal, you must agree to an academic progress plan by the appeal term's academic progress plan deadline.

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

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