Staying Eligible

Students placed in Suspension status due to their cumulative GPA, their cumulative course completion rate, or both, have the right to submit an appeal. Students who fail to meet the maximum timeframe component are immediately ineligible for financial aid and do have the right to submit an appeal.

Appeals must include the following:

1. Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form
2. A written statement explaining: a) the extenuating circumstances for which a student could not plan, influence or prevent, such as, a serious injury or illness requiring hospitalization, or the death of a close relative, that prevented the student from meeting the SAP requirement, and b) what has changed in the student’s situation that will allow for a higher cumulative GPA, a higher course completion rate, or both by the end of the next SAP evaluation period.
3. Third party documentation that supports the information in the student’s written statement (e.g., medical documents, obituary notices, legal documents, police reports). Statements from friends and family cannot be considered.
4. Evidence of successful academic progress in the student’s most recent semester, as supported by a WSC academic advisor.

The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Student Financial Services Office using the Financial Aid Appeal Form (PDF).

If you have received notice that you have been placed on financial aid suspension due to max timeframe, please submit the Maximum Timeframe Appeal Form (PDF).

Submission of an appeal is not a guarantee of approval.

If aid is not reinstated, the student may submit an appeal to the Vice President for Administration and Finance. All decisions made by the Vice President of Administration and Finance are final.

If an appeal is approved, the student’s SAP status will change to either Probation or Probation with a plan.

Probation
When a Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal is approved for a suspended student, the student is placed in Probation status and will be eligible to receive aid during the probationary semester.

Probation with a Plan
A student can remain eligible for aid once they have had an appeal approved with conditions (probation with a plan) by the Director of Financial Aid. If the student continues to meet the conditions of their plan, there is no limit on the number of consecutive terms a student can be on Probation with a plan status.