NASFAA U Authorized Event: 2017-18 Satisfactory Academic ... · 1. What is satisfactory academic progress ... 1. What does the SAP qualitative component measure

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SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS

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Excerpted from the NASFAA U Self-Study Guide

2017–18 Satisfactory Academic Progress

Worksheets and Activities Associated with: Lesson 1: Introduction to Satisfactory Academic Progress

Lesson 2: Evaluating Satisfactory Academic Progress

Lesson 3: SAP Appeals, Probation, and Academic Plans

Lesson 4: Additional SAP Policy Elements These training materials are designed for individual use, as well as for in-person instruction during NASFAA U Authorized Events, such as workshops and institutes. The effectiveness of the learning experience depends on utilization of the quizzes, learning activities and reflective exercises provided. © 2010–2017 by National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). All rights reserved. NASFAA has prepared this document for use only by personnel, licensees, and members. The information contained herein is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, without prior written permission from NASFAA. NASFAA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL. This publication contains material related to the federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act and/or Title VII or Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act. While we believe that the information contained herein is accurate and factual, this publication has not been reviewed or approved by the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Department of the Interior. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Education. NASFAA reserves the right to revise this document and/or change product features or specifications without advance notice. April 2017

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Satisfactory Academic Progress

Lesson 1

NASFAA U Self-Study Guide: Satisfactory Academic Progress

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Quick Quiz Now it’s time to check what you have learned so far. Answer the following questions and check your responses using the Answer Key on page 8.

1. What is satisfactory academic progress (SAP)?

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____________________________________________________________________________ 2. The SAP standards for students receiving federal financial aid must be less strict than the standards for

students not receiving federal financial aid.

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False 3. Federal regulations require that SAP standards be applied consistently to:

All Title IV programs and Title IV recipients within identifiable categories of students.

Recipients of subsidized FSA programs and within identifiable categories of students.

Undergraduate, full-time students and part-time students only.

Subsidized FSA, institutional scholarship, and private loan recipients within identifiable categories of students.

4. Pace is:

A quantitative standard.

A qualitative standard.

The same as maximum timeframe.

Not a component of SAP. 5. Notification to a student concerning his or her SAP status must be:

Made on a schedule set by the academic department in which the student is studying.

General in nature with specifics to be discussed with staff members.

Timely, individual, confidential, and informative.

Include a copy of the most recent term’s grades which resulted in the ineligible SAP status. 6. Maximum timeframe for graduate programs is: 150 percent of the published program length. Defined by the school based on the length of the program. 180 credit hours or 1200 clock hours. Defined by the U.S. Department of Education as 120 credits.


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Quick Quiz (continued)

7. The annual notice to students must include: (check all that apply)

Student eligibility requirements for each Title IV program.

Student’s current GPA or equivalent measure.

Student’s current pace in her program of study.

Financial assistance available to enrolled students.



Reflection Questions Take a few moments to reflect on the following questions. There are no right or wrong answers. You can also discuss these questions with a coworker in your office.

1. Do you agree that the SAP standards should be the same as or stricter than the standards set for students who are not receiving Title IV aid? Why or why not?

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Lesson 2



Quick Quiz 1 Now it’s time to check what you have learned so far. Answer the following questions and check your responses using the Answer Key on page 31.

1. How frequently are schools required to evaluate SAP? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Evaluation of SAP must coincide with the end of a payment period.

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False 3. What three options are available to schools regarding the timing of evaluating SAP for students enrolled

in clock-hour programs? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Define pace.

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5. What is the fraction for calculating pace?

6. The maximum timeframe for an undergraduate program offered in credit hours can be no longer than

____________________ of the published length of the program.

7. What is the maximum timeframe for a graduate program?

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Quick Quiz 1 (continued)

8. Schools must use a graduated pace standard.

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False 9. When calculating the pace of a transfer student, the school must include hours accepted towards his or

her program of study in both the _________________ and ________________. (fill in the blanks)

10. A student becomes _________________ for Title IV aid when it becomes mathematically impossible for

him or her to complete a program of study within the maximum timeframe.



Learning Activity: Calculating Pace Using the information provided, calculate the pace of the following students. Check your answers using the Answer Key on page 33.

1. Carlo Carlo is enrolled in an associate degree program at Hilltop Community College. Hilltop evaluates SAP at the end of each payment period. Calculate Carlo’s pace for his first three terms.

Term Earned Credits Attempted Credits Pace

Fall 2017 12 12

Spring 2018 6 9

Summer 2018 6 12

2. Maria

Maria is enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at Sunrise State University. Sunrise State evaluates SAP annually at the end of the spring semester. Calculate Maria’s pace for her first two years.

Term Earned Credits Attempted Credits Pace

Fall 2016 12 15 Spring 2017 15 18 Fall 2017 9 9 Spring 2018 10 15

3. Toby

Toby is enrolled in a 900 clock hour cosmetology program at the Hollywood Institute. Students are expected to complete the program in 32 weeks. Each payment period is the amount of time it takes a student to complete both 450 clock hours and 16 weeks of instruction. Hollywood Institute evaluates SAP at the time students’ scheduled clock hours for a payment period have elapsed. Calculate Toby’s pace.

Evaluation Completed Clock Hours

Scheduled Clock Hours Pace

1 300 450

2 650* 900*

* Note: Figure represents Toby’s cumulative clock hours completed at the end of the second evaluation period.




1. What does the SAP qualitative component measure? __________________________________________________________________________________

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2. All schools must use grade point average to measure the qualitative component, even if they otherwise

don’t calculate GPAs.

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False

3. Fill in the numerator and denominator below for the fraction used to calculate GPA.

4. Which of the following are examples of qualitative measures? (check all that apply)

GPA

Badges

Pace

Nonpoint rubrics

Maximum timeframe 5. Which students are impacted by the requirement to have a GPA equivalent of a “C” or better at the end

of the second year? __________________________________________________________________________________

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Quick Quiz 2 (continued)

6. A school’s SAP evaluation is complete when it includes both _______________ and _______________ components at the same time. (fill in the blanks)

7. What are the consequences when a student fails to meet SAP standards?

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____________________________________________________________________________ 8. How can a student regain eligibility if he or she is not meeting SAP standards?

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Learning Activity: Calculating GPAs Using the information below calculate the requested GPAs. You may find it helpful to refer to Calculating Grade Point Averages on page 30. Check your answers using the Answer Key on page 35.

Haley is a first-time, first-year student at the University of the East. The university calculates student GPAs using a four-point scale. The following two tables represent Haley’s academic record for her first two semesters. Fall 2017:

Course Number of Credits Grade

Biology 3 B

American Literature 3 A

Calculus I 3 C

Modern Europe 3 A Spring 2018:

Course Number of Credits Grade

Composition 3 A

Chemistry 3 B

French I 3 A

Calculus II 3 C

American Politics 3 B What is Haley’s GPA for Fall 2017? ______ What is Haley’s GPA for Spring 2018? ______ What is Haley’s cumulative GPA? ______




1. Should all schools be required to evaluate SAP after each payment period? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Is pace a good way to measure a student’s progress towards completing his or her program of study in a

timely manner? If not, what measure would you use instead of pace? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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3. As schools explore different ways to offer educational programs, is GPA still a good way to measure

academic achievement? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Do you think the use of graduated standards is effective? Why or why not?

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Lesson 3



Quick Quiz Now it’s time to check what you have learned so far. Answer the following questions and check your responses using the Answer Key on page 63.

1. At what point in time must a student meet the minimum SAP standards after being placed on financial aid probation? Before progressing to a new grade level At the end of the next payment period At the end of the current academic year Before final approval is given for the student’s SAP appeal

2. A SAP appeals process is which of the following? Required by federal regulation at all institutions awarding Title IV aid Required to be processed by an institution in groups of students with the same situation Allowed only after a term of financial aid probation has been completed Optional, at the institution’s discretion

3. For students who are placed on financial aid probation, the school is not required to place a student on

an academic plan until he or she has completed one full payment period on probation. True False

4. After the financial aid warning period has lapsed, the student must ____________________ in order to

continue to receive federal student aid if not meeting SAP standards. Make a successful appeal under the institution’s SAP policy Sit out a payment period before submitting an appeal Pay one term at his own expense before submitting an appeal Be placed on automatic probation status for two remaining terms of aid eligibility

5. Financial aid probation status can only be granted after the student has: Earned hours with a 3.0 or better GPA for one semester. Successfully appealed an adverse SAP evaluation. Received a request from her faculty advisor to have her aid eligibility reinstated based on current

academic performance. Enrolled for one semester at her own expense and earned credit in 70 percent of the hours

attempted.



Quick Quiz (continued)

6. In cases where one payment period is insufficient for a student to meet minimum SAP standards, an

institution may consider which of the following? A subsequent appeal at the end of the next payment period to extend the time allowed to meet SAP

standards

An academic plan with appropriate checkpoints and milestones to be achieved by the student

Forgiveness of previous payment period SAP issues to insure the minimum SAP standards are met

Monthly meetings with the student and financial aid staff to insure progress is being made to meet SAP standards

7. Title IV regulations require that SAP appeals be processed by which of the following?

Individual staff members from the financial aid office

A committee of financial aid staff members and academic faculty members

An initial review by a staff member from an office outside of financial aid which is then reviewed by a financial aid office staff member

Whatever works on an individual campus based on the institution’s policy discretion

8. The long-term goal of an academic plan should be to do which of the following?

Ensure the student has funds to pay living expenses until graduation

Ensure the student will meet SAP standards at a specified point in the future

Ensure the student’s GPA increases to meet standards of the academic department in which he is studying

Ensure the student receives the maximum Title IV aid for which he is eligible 9. Without submitting an appeal, a student who is not meeting SAP standards can re-establish Title IV

eligibility by doing which of the following?

Meeting her academic department’s academic progress standards

Improving her academic standing while paying for her own classes

Deferring her SAP status for one term without enrolling

Being placed on an academic plan approved by her academic advisor 10. What four things must be documented in the student’s file in relation to a SAP appeal decision?

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1. Does your institution use the financial aid warning and/or financial aid probation statuses? Explain why

your institution does or does not use each of these statuses. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. How does your institution structure its appeal process? If your institution does not have an appeal process, explain the reasons for this decision. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Assuming SAP appeals are used, should students have the opportunity to meet with an Appeals Committee, or is only written documentation permitted? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Assuming SAP appeals are used, should a student be allowed to appeal his or her SAP status to a higher authority within the institution? What are the benefits or drawbacks of this? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Learning Activity 1: SAP Review Scenario—Sansa Review the following Winterfell Institute satisfactory academic progress scenario and answer the following questions related to Sansa’s SAP. Check your responses using the Answer Key on page 65.

Winterfell Institute offers undergraduate bachelor’s degree programs which require completion of 120 credit hours. The maximum timeframe is 180 credits for this program. The school requires a 2.5 GPA to graduate. Winterfell reviews SAP at the end of each semester, so it uses a financial aid warning period as part of its satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy. Winterfell also uses financial aid probation and has an appeal policy. While on probation, a student is immediately placed on an academic plan under the supervision of an academic advisor. Winterfell rounds all SAP calculations up or down to the nearest tenth of a percentage (e.g., 0.734 is rounded down to 73 percent and 0.735 is rounded up to 74 percent). Sansa is a sophomore majoring in Biology. During the 2016–17 academic year, her freshman year, she maintained SAP by completing 21 of the 30 credit hours with a cumulative 3.2 GPA. During the Fall 2017 semester, she drops her two 4-credit hour classes to plan her wedding, gets married, and goes on a honeymoon at The Wall. She breaks her leg ice climbing and is off her feet for four weeks. However, she completes 6 of 14 credit hours during the fall semester, and she has a cumulative 3.0 GPA at the end of the fall semester. In the Spring 2018 semester, Sansa registers for 12 hours. Although her leg healed, Sansa’s 10-year-old step-son moves in. She has a hard time adjusting to parenting, and now suffers migraines. To cope with being a newlywed and a new mom, Sansa drops one 4-credit hour class. She completes eight credit hours. At the end of spring semester, Sansa has earned a total of 35 credit hours with a total cumulative GPA of 3.1. 1. What is the pace that a Winterfell student must maintain to complete the Biology program within 180

attempted credits? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. What is Sansa’s cumulative rate of progression (pace) at the end of the Fall 2017 semester? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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3. What is Sansa’s cumulative rate of progression (pace) at the end of the Spring 2018 semester? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Is Sansa meeting the school’s qualitative (GPA) standard at the end of the Fall 2017 semester? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Learning Activity 1: SAP Review Scenario—Sansa (continued)

5. Is Sansa meeting the school’s qualitative (GPA) standard at the end of the Spring 2018 semester? Why or why not? __________________________________________________________________________________

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6. At the end of the Fall 2017 semester, what is Sansa’s SAP status? __________________________________________________________________________________

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7. At the end of the Spring 2018 semester, what is Sansa’s SAP status? __________________________________________________________________________________

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8. What three options are available for Sansa when you counsel her about her SAP status at the end of the Spring 2018 semester? (1)________________________________________________________________________________

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Learning Activity 2: SAP Appeals, Probation, and Academic Plans

Locate a copy of the satisfactory academic progress policy that is provided to students at your school. Indicate whether or not the following elements are included for SAP appeals, financial aid probation, and academic plans, and list the information that is provided in your school’s policy related to each element. If your school does not offer the SAP appeal, financial aid probation, or academic plan options, create a written policy for your school in the space provided for each policy element. Review your answers with the individual from your office who is responsible for monitoring and updating the financial aid SAP policy, paying particular attention to any elements missing from your school’s written policies and procedures.

SAP Appeal Circumstances

Does Your SAP Policy… What Is/What Should Be Included?

Include general descriptions of circumstances that warrant consideration of a SAP appeal, as well those that are not acceptable?

Yes

No

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Indicate which elements of the SAP policy are appealable (e.g., grades, pace, maximum timeframe,) and not appealable?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Describe the general process for reviewing the reasons for a SAP appeal request?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Describe the process for considering any exceptions to the policies?

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SAP Appeal Process


Provide a description of how a student requests a SAP appeal (e.g., online form, in writing)?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Indicate whether the student must sign the appeal request?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Provide a deadline by which students must submit appeals?

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Describe any limits on the number of appeals a student may submit?

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Indicate which staff are responsible for reviewing SAP appeals?

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SAP Appeal Process (continued)


Indicate how SAP appeals are routed to the appropriate staff?

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Indicate how the office handles incomplete appeal requests?

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Note the school’s policy on appealing a denied SAP appeal, as well as which staff reviews such appeals?

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No __________________________________________________________

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SAP Appeal Documentation


Provide examples of acceptable documentation requirements (e.g., SAP appeal form or letter, transcripts, or statement from an academic advisor or counselor)?

Yes

No __________________________________________________________

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Detail any documentation requirements for a student’s ability to meet SAP standards after the subsequent payment period?

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No __________________________________________________________

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SAP Appeal Documentation (continued)


Include any consequences of failing to submit the requested documentation?

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Provide deadlines for submitting documentation and the actions the school takes when documents are submitted late?

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Communication with Students


Address whether and how the student must have contact with the financial aid office before submitting an appeal (e.g., is an appointment with a counselor required)?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Discuss what contact, if any, the financial aid office will have with the student during the appeal process?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Financial Aid Probation


Indicate that a SAP appeal is required to be placed on financial aid probation?

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Indicate that a student may be placed on financial aid probation for only one payment period, at the end of which the student is expected to meet SAP standards?

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No __________________________________________________________

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Academic Plans


Provide a general description of the situations for which you will utilize academic plans and how the use of such plans fits into the SAP evaluation process?

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Describe how academic plans will or will not be used for various categories of students?

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Detail how academic plans are developed, including which institutional staff are involved in the process?

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Academic Plans (continued)


Provide examples of conditions that may be included in academic plans?

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Indicate the policies and individuals responsible for monitoring student compliance with academic plans?

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Indicate how students will be notified regarding their academic plans and the requirements of the plans, as well as how compliance will be monitored?

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Describe the contact students on academic plans must have, if any, with campus offices and academic advisors or counselors?

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Lesson 4




1. It is important to consider __________________________________ in determining the impact of how withdrawn courses count toward a student’s SAP standing.

the total amount of federal loan debt the student has incurred

the effect the courses would have had on the student’s GPA if they had been completed

if the student is a Federal Pell Grant recipient

the effect of withdrawn courses on the student’s pace and maximum timeframe

2. Transfer hours accepted toward a student’s educational program must count as:

Only hours attempted.

Only hours completed.

Both hours attempted and completed.

Neither hours attempted nor completed.

3. Define repeated coursework. __________________________________________________________________________________

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4. How a school handles incomplete coursework is:

Determined by SAP regulations.

Determined by the institution.

Not a component that must be addressed in SAP policy.

Determined by the student’s wishes.



Learning Activity: Transfer Hours and Repeated Coursework Using the information provided, indicate how transfer credits or repeated coursework can be accounted for in each school’s SAP policy. Check your answers using the Answer Key on page 80.

1. Fred Fred attends Bedrock University and is a Chemistry major. Introduction to General Chemistry is a required course for his degree. He took it his freshman year, and received a failing grade. He repeated the course in the spring. How can Bedrock University account for Fred’s repeated coursework for SAP purposes? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Mary

Mary decides to transfer to Big City University (BCU) to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. BCU will only accept grades of “C” or better. After an evaluation of her coursework from County Community College (CCC) transcript, BCU accepts 36 hours of transfer work toward her bachelor’s degree. How is BCU required to handle Mary’s transfer credits for SAP purposes? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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1. _______________________________ may be excluded or included in the pace calculation.

Hours for remedial coursework

Hours with grades of “F”

Hours accepted for transfer by the school

2. Students enrolled in a CTP program, for SAP purposes, are required to: Maintain SAP as determined by the school in the context of the comprehensive transition and

postsecondary program in which they are enrolled. Be enrolled no more than half time for SAP purposes. Have their SAP status reviewed only annually. Be exempt from SAP regulations.

3. Students taking remedial coursework are limited to: (check all that apply)

One academic year of remedial coursework.

30 credit hours.

450 clock hours.

9 quarter-credit hours.

One-half of an academic year of remedial coursework. 4. What are the conditions for receiving Title IV aid for continuing education or enrichment courses?

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5. Audited coursework may affect: (check all that apply)

GPA or an equivalent measure.

Pace.

Maximum timeframe.

Title IV aid received.




1. Does your school place a time limit on resolving incomplete grades? How have you seen incomplete grades affect SAP? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. How is repeated coursework handled at your school?

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3. Does your school use pass-or-fail grading for courses? How do you account for pass-or-fail grades in

calculation of a student’s GPA for SAP? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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1. An institution’s SAP policy may allow certain hours a student takes prior to a change in major to be

excluded in the SAP determination. Which of the following must be included in the SAP determination?

Successfully completed hours applicable to the current program of study

Hours earned that do not apply to the new program of study

Transfer hours successfully completed which do not apply to the current program of study

Grades that do not apply to the new program of study 2. SAP regulations allow for academic amnesty.

True

False 3. A school can require students with double majors to appeal maximum timeframe if it becomes a SAP

issue.

True

False 4. Schools may set a limit on the number of times it allows students to “reset” by a change of major.

True

False

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