SIUE - Office of Student Financial Aid

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United States Department of Education regulations, Illinois Student Assistance Commission rules, and University policy require a student applying for and/or receiving federal, state, and University financial assistance to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress in order to receive these funds. Students must be making academic progress regardless of whether the student has previously received aid. The standards must be cumulative, and as such all prior terms of attendance are included in the evaluation, per Federal, State, and University regulations. Students who have been academically suspended from the University are also suspended from Financial Aid and, if allowed to re-enroll, must successfully complete the reinstatement process or have an appeal granted in order to receive future financial aid.

Purpose:

The intent of this policy is to 1) ensure that students using financial aid programs are demonstrating responsible use of public funds in pursuit of their educational goals; 2) set standards for monitoring all financial aid recipients' course completion rates each term (or each year for dental medicine students), warning individual students when progress is so slow that financial aid eligibility may run out before completion of the degree program; and 3) give students whose progress does not meet the completion rate and/or GPA standards of this policy at least one term of financial aid on a probationary basis in which to improve their academic progress.

Satisfactory academic progress standards:

complete courses at an overall rate which will ensure graduation within the maximum timeframe (67%)
complete developmental and incomplete courses in a timely manner
graduate within the maximum timeframe (150%) specific to their degree programs
maintain academic standing, usually a specific term and cumulative grade point average, consistent with SIUE academic policy

For a more in-depth view of the satisfactory academic progress policy, download it HERE.

To download appeal forms or request for review, click HERE.

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