Satisfactory Academic Progress

Federal regulations require that financial aid recipients show satisfactory academic progress toward their degree objective. In order to complete a program in the maximum time frame, a student must earn 2/3 of the hours he attempts. Those who do not will be suspended from aid. Programs governed by the satisfactory academic progress policy include the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and the Federal Work Study Program.

A student who has been terminated due to satisfactory academic progress may be reinstated if he earns the 2/3 cumulative hours needed and has a cumulative 2.00 GPA. When the student attends at his own expense to qualify for reinstatement, he must enroll in courses which are required for his degree or certificate and he may not repeat courses which he has already passed. Lawson State's Office of Student Financial Services allows a student two terms of attendance before he will be dropped from aid for failure to make academic progress.

SAP Appeal Process

Academic progress will be monitored for all periods of enrollment, whether or not the student received financial aid during those periods. Academic progress is based upon original enrollment at Lawson State; therefore, withdrawals, incomplete grades, and failures are considered hours attempted but not earned. When academic progress is measured, all work attempted at Lawson State and all transferred in credit hours from other institutions will be considered.

A student whose financial aid is suspended because of failure to make satisfactory academic progress may appeal. Appeals must be made in writing to the Director of Student Financial Services and the Financial Aid Appeals Committee, and must indicate why the student believes he should not be terminated from financial aid. Appeal applications are located on the LSCC webpage, financial aid section, as a part of our Documents and Forms. Located on the form is the deadline for each semester as to when the appeal is due.

The maximum time frame for completing a program of study is 1.5 times the required published length of the student's specific program. This maximum includes all developmental work taken. A student is no longer eligible for financial aid when he has attempted 1.5 times the number of hours required for his degree or certificate.

APPEALS:

2023-2024 Satisfactory Academic Appeal

2024-2025 Satisfactory Academic Appeal

See full SAP Policy here

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