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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy

Students attending Montserrat College of Art who wish to receive financial aid, in addition to meeting other eligibility criteria, must be in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress in their degree or certificate program. SAP will be reviewed at the end of each term or semester once grades are posted. Future financial aid disbursements will be on hold until SAP requirements are satisfied.

A. QUALITY OF PROGRESS - "GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING"

  • Students requesting aid for their Junior and Senior Years must have 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • If a student falls below the cumulative minimum 2.0 GPA (Freshman and Sophomores) 2.5 GPA (Junior and Seniors) or 3.0 GPA (Grad), such student will be placed on Financial Aid warning the following term (semester)
  • If a student fails the Financial Aid warning period, they will be put on Financial Aid Probation. Students on Probation will be eligible for Federal Aid 1 more term. If they fail to make SAP for that term they will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension. Financial Aid Suspension will continue until the term following the period in which the GPA is brought above the minimums stated above; unless an approved Appeal Form is completed and processed. If the student chooses to take classes at another institution to bring up their GPA, they must turn in a complete transcript to the Offices of the Registrar and Student Financial Services. If their transfer work in combination with the students cumulative GPA for these transferred classes raises their GPA above a 2.0 (Freshman and Sophomores) 2.5 Junior and Seniors or 3.0 (Grad) or higher, the student will be removed from Financial Aid Probation.


B. QUANTITY OF PROGRESS - "PACE of UNIT COMPLETION"

Students must complete at least two-thirds (67%) of all units in which they originally enroll from the time of first attendance Thus, a first-term student who originally enrolls in 9 units, withdraws from 3 units, and successfully completes the remaining 6 units, would be meeting the quantitative measure requirement since the student did pass at least two-thirds (67%) of the units in which he or she originally enrolled.

  • Students requesting aid must make progress toward a degree as follows:

Full-time: 12 units per term and/or 24 units per year (complete average of 8 per term)

3/4 time: 9 units per term and/or 18 units per year (complete average of 6 per term)

1/2 time: 6 units per term and/or 12 units per year (complete average of 4 per term)

The following grades are considered to demonstrate satisfactory course completion: A, B, C, D, and Pass.
These grades do not demonstrate successful course completion: F, No Pass, Incomplete, Withdrawal, and In Progress.

  • Incomplete grades will not count toward your completion rate (pace) in the term in which they are received but will be evaluated the following term.
  • If a student falls below the cumulative minimum 67%, they will be placed on financial aid warning, such students will be given the following term (semester) in which to raise their cumulative completion rate above the required 67%.
  • If student fails the financial aid warning period the student will be placed on Financial Aid Probation. Such student will no longer be eligible for Federal Aid until the term following the period in which the pace is brought above 67%; unless an approved Appeal Form is completed and processed.
  • Students may apply for extended time by submitting an Appeal Form to the Office of Student Financial Services.