SAP Requirements
There are three requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress:
Cumulative Grade Point Average (Cumulative GPA)
- Undergraduate students: 1.75 for 0-59 earned credit hours; 2.00 for 60 or more earned credit hours
- Graduate students: 3.00 for any amount of credit hours
Note: earned credit hours includes all transfer hours accepted by Wayne State College
Cumulative credit completion rate
Cumulative pace is measured by dividing the cumulative number of successfully completed credit hours by the cumulative number of attempted credit hours.
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative pace of 67%.
For financial aid purposes, a course is considered completed with grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, or S. A course is considered not completed with grades of F, NC, I, IP, W, or AU.
Maximum attempted credit limit (maximum timeframe)
Students may receive financial aid toward their degree up to a maximum timeframe for the particular program as follows:
Undergraduate Degree
Financial aid recipients may not exceed 180 attempted credit hours toward their bachelor’s degree. Attempted hours are defined as all attempted credit hours in which students enroll that are reflected on their academic record. Transfer students will include all hours accepted by the Records and Registration Office from all previously attended institutions.
Graduate and Specialist Degrees
Financial aid recipients may not exceed 125% attempted credit hours toward either a graduate or a specialist degree. Attempted hours are defined as all credit hours attempted toward the degree sought and are reflected on the student’s academic record.
Initial Endorsement / Initial Teaching Certificate / Recertification
Students seeking an initial endorsement, initial teaching certificate or recertification may not exceed the required credit hours for the endorsement, certificate, or recertification.
Additional Endorsement/Majors
Students seeking to add an additional endorsement or major to their current degree are not eligible for financial aid, as this academic criteria is not considered degree seeking.