Satisfactory Academic Progress and the Receipt of New York State Aid
Requirements: State regulations require that all financial aid recipients maintain program pursuit and make satisfactory progress toward completion of degree program requirements (referred to as Satisfactory Academic Progress). The Financial Aid Office at Fredonia evaluates student aid recipient progress according to State requirements for TAP, SUNYTC, PTAP, and APTS at the completion of each semester. All three criteria in the charts must be met in order to retain financial aid for the following semester. If you withdraw from a course, it may affect your aid for the next semester.
Good Academic Standing Chart for Undergraduate Students
First TAP Payment was in 2010-11 or thereafter
(TAP, SUNYTC, SUSTA, PTAP, APTS)
| Before receiving this TAP payment you must meet all 3 criteria below | 1st Payment | 2nd Payment | 3rd Payment | 4th Payment | 5th Payment | 6th Payment | 7th Payment | 8th Payment | 9th Payment* | 10th Payment** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receive passing/failing grade for this % of hours attempted during last semester | 0 | 50% ft=6, pt=3 | 50% ft=6, pt=3 | 75% ft=9, pt=4.5 | 75% ft=9, pt=4.5 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 |
| Must have accrued at least this many total credits | 0 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 66 | 81 | 96 | 111 |
| Maintain at least this Grade Point Average | 0 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
*Only students in approved 5-year programs (EOP and Public Accountancy) are eligible for nine semesters of undergraduate TAP. All other students are limited to eight semesters of undergraduate TAP.
**Only students in approved 5-year programs (EOP and Public Accountancy) are eligible for ten semesters of undergraduate TAP.
NOTE: Full-time study is 12 credit hours per semester, while part-time study is 6 credit hours per semester. ft = full-time hours, pt = part-time hours.
Repeated Courses: Generally, courses in which the student has already received a passing grade cannot be included in meeting full-time study requirements for state-sponsored financial aid. Repeated courses may be counted toward full-time study only when a student repeats a failed course, if a student repeats the course for additional credit, if a student has received a grade that is passing at the institution but is unacceptable in a particular curriculum, or when a student repeats a previously withdrawn course.
Good Academic Standing Chart for EOP & Undergraduate Students
First TAP Payment was prior to 2009-10
(TAP, SUNYTC, SUSTA, PTAP, APTS)
| Before receiving this TAP payment you must meet all 3 criteria below | 1st Payment | 2nd Payment | 3rd Payment | 4th Payment | 5th Payment | 6th Payment | 7th Payment | 8th Payment | 9th Payment* | 10th Payment** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receive passing/failing grade for this % of hours attempted during last semester | 0 | 50% ft=6, pt=3 | 50% ft=6, pt=3 | 75% ft=9, pt=4.5 | 75% ft=9, pt=4.5 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 | 100% ft=12, pt=6 |
| Must have accrued at least this many total credits | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 60 | 75 | 90 | 105 |
| Maintain at least this Grade Point Average | 0 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
*Only students in approved 5-year programs (EOP and Public Accountancy) are eligible for nine semesters of undergraduate TAP. All other students are limited to eight semesters of undergraduate TAP.
**Only students in approved 5-year programs (EOP and Public Accountancy) are eligible for ten semesters of undergraduate TAP.
NOTE: Full-time study is 12 credit hours per semester, while part-time study is 6 credit hours per semester. ft = full-time hours, pt = part-time hours.
Repeated Courses: Generally, courses in which the student has already received a passing grade cannot be included in meeting full-time study requirements for state-sponsored financial aid. Repeated courses may be counted toward full-time study only when a student repeats a failed course, if a student repeats the course for additional credit, if a student has received a grade that is passing at the institution but is unacceptable in a particular curriculum, or when a student repeats a previously withdrawn course.
Notification Procedure
The Financial Aid Office will notify the student between two and four weeks after the conclusion of the Fall and Spring semester if Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards were not met while the student received State aid. The letter will inform the student of loss of aid at Fredonia State for the semester immediately following the one in which the program pursuit and progress standards were not met and will also apprise the student of the appeal procedure to follow if the student feels financial aid should be reinstated.
Appeal Procedure
A request to reinstate State aid for the next semester at Fredonia will be evaluated and granted only if exceptional circumstances (i.e.: family illness or death, personal illness, personal emotional disturbances) can be documented by the student. Waivers of the criteria and reinstatement of aid are not automatic. They are approved only if in the best interest of the student and only if unusual circumstances prevented the student from meeting the expected criteria. A waiver to reinstate state aid is available only once during undergraduate study (with the exception of "C" average waiver). The waiver request form is mailed with the notification of aid loss to the student by the Financial Aid Office. A student choosing to use the Appeal Process to reinstate aid the next semester at Fredonia must complete and submit the waiver form (with appropriate documentation) to the Office of Financial Aid for evaluation.