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Federal regulations require 日韩精品 to monitor the academic progress of students receiving Federal Student Aid. This policy applies to eligibility for Federal Student Aid, financial aid from the State of Minnesota, and other non-Macalester entities that may require recipients to maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP). This policy does not apply to financial aid from Macalester. Please see the section on Satisfactory Academic Progress for Institutional financial aid<\/a> for the policy that governs eligibility for institutional financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macalester will evaluate progress at the end of each semester. Students must make quantitative (time it takes to earn a degree) as well as qualitative (measured by grade point average) progress toward degree completion as defined by the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quantitative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All courses, regardless of whether they are successfully completed, count in calculating a student\u2019s academic progress, including any courses for which the student did not receive financial aid. This includes courses for which the student receives a W (withdrawal) or is officially enrolled in after the last day to drop courses (Incomplete). If a student repeats a course, both the original course and the repeated course will count as attempted credits for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the purposes of determining Satisfactory Academic Progress, transfer credits (credits earned at another institution and counted in determining progress towards graduation requirements at Macalester) are not<\/em> included in the calculation of cumulative GPA but are included in calculation of total pace progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students must complete at least 67% of credits attempted, not attempting more than 192 credits to graduate. For full-time students (12-16 hours), pace and GPA will be measured as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the conclusion of full-time semester number<\/strong><\/td>Minimum number of credits earned<\/strong><\/td>Minimum Cumulative GPA<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>11<\/td>1.8<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>22<\/td>1.8<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>33<\/td>1.9<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>43<\/td>1.9<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>54<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>65<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>75<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>86<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>97<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>108<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>118<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>128<\/td>2.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Satisfactory Academic Progress policy requires that the number of courses for which you may receive Federal Student Aid may not exceed 150% of the number of courses required for graduation with an undergraduate degree. For most undergraduate programs, the maximum is 52.5 courses (35 courses x 150%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualitative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students must meet a minimum cumulative grade point average to be eligible for Federal Student Aid – see table above for specifics. The Financial Aid Office will review cumulative GPA at the end of each semester. The Academic Standing Committee reviews a student’s academic progress separately from the Financial Aid Office, as outlined in the College Catalog: https:\/\/catalog.macalester.edu\/content.php?catoid=16&navoid=1301<\/a>. At the end of their second year, students must have a cumulative GPA of at least a “C” equivalent in order to continue receiving Federal Student Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Happens If a Student Falls Below the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Requirements?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students are notified via email when evaluation of SAP results in a Financial Aid Warning, Financial Aid Probation, or Financial Aid Suspension. This notice includes the student’s current status and the conditions and process necessary to appeal to regain eligibility for Federal Student Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial Aid Warning
<\/strong>Students are placed in Financial Aid Warning status for a single semester if they fail to meet minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements for one or more of the following reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n