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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Requirements for Federal Financial Aid Recipients

SAP Policy Statement:
Alabama State University (ASU) is required by the Federal Student Aid Policy 34 CFR 668.34 to establish Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for students receiving assistance through the following Title IV programs: Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National “SMART” Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan programs (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, PLUS, and Graduate PLUS), and Federal College Work Study Program, as well as other State and Institutional Programs.

Scope of the Policy:
The modified Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress policy is to ensure that all elements of the US Department of Education’s is incorporated in ASU’s SAP policy. ASU is proposing the following as its official policy governing all Title IV recipients’ satisfactory academic progress.

 

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Requirements For Federal Financial Aid Recipients

Alabama State University is required by the Federal Student Aid Policy 34 CFR 668.34 to establish Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for students receiving assistance through the following Title IV programs: Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National “SMART” Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan programs (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, PLUS, and Graduate PLUS), and Federal College Work Study Program, as well as other State and Institutional Programs. Alabama State University has adopted the following as its official policy governing all students’ satisfactory academic progress.

Satisfactory progress is not to be confused with “good standing”. A student can meet the Alabama State University standards of "good standing" and be allowed to enroll but may not meet the minimum standards of "Satisfactory Progress" to receive financial aid while enrolled. Satisfactory Academic Progress status will be determined at least once each year, generally at the end of the spring semester OR for Undergraduate students, after the first 24 credit hours completed at ASU.


SAP Notification: Students who meet or exceed SAP requirements will not be notified. Students who do not meet SAP requirements or the terms of their probation will be notified via students’ ASU email.