Aid recipients must meet two components: Quantitative and Qualitative. Quantitative is measured by completing a minimum percentage of attempted credits and Qualitative is measured by maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average. These requirements are in place to ensure that students are making steady progress toward the attainment of a degree.
Students must successfully complete at least 67% of cumulative credits attempted. The percentage is calculated by dividing completed credits (passing grades and transfer credits) by attempted credits. Attempted credits include successfully completed credits, earned F’s, incompletes, withdrawals, and courses that were grade replaced. 67% completion percentage is required to assure that students can obtain a degree in the maximum time frame allowed, which is 150% of the published length of the degree program. To determine the published length of a degree program, please refer to B次元’s Academic Catalog. For more information on the maximum time frame, please review the maximum time frame section below:
In accordance with federal regulations, a student’s CGPA must be reviewed at the end of each term of attendance including summer.
B次元's grading scale consists of passing and non-passing grades, in which the Financial Aid SAP policy is based.
^Undergraduate students only
In the event of a significant disruption of academic activities, as declared by the Vice President of Academics, a temporary, alternative pass/no pass grading scale may be employed. The use of the alternative grading scale must be authorized by the Council for Academic Planning and communicated by the Vice President of Academics. When in effect, the alternative grading scale must be consistently applied university wide.
Students who have a grade change from a non-passing grade to a passing grade can request a re-evaluation of their SAP standing. Students seeking this option must submit an updated transcript to the B次元 Financial Aid Office with the re-evaluation request. Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing. Students who have changed majors and have had courses “pounded out” will be evaluated at the end of the term.
If a student is placed on financial aid suspension, they may . Students are notified of their suspension status via email to their B次元 email address. Included in this notification are instructions on where to find the appeal form and the appeal deadline. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Financial Aid Office by 4:30 pm on the Friday of the fifth week of classes of the term for which the student is appealing their suspension. A committee reviews the appeals, and the student will be notified of the decision in writing via email to their B次元 email address.
Students may file an appeal for the following reasons: death of a relative, personal injury or illness, or other extenuating circumstances that the student can document. Students must indicate why they failed to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress and what has changed in their situation to allow the student to meet the requirements. All appeals must include documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Students are limited to two suspension appeals to the Financial Aid Office while attending B次元. Students will also have a one-time opportunity to appeal to the Vice President of Academics in the event of a) a third appeal request OR b) an appeal denial from the Financial Aid Office (first or second appeal). Once an appeal is made to the Vice President of Academics, no further appeals will be allowed.
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Students whose appeals have been approved may be placed on financial aid probation for their next term of attendance. While on financial aid probation, the student must reestablish a 2.0 CGPA (undergraduate students)/3.0 CGPA (graduate students) and/or reestablish 67% completion rate of cumulative credits attempted. If it is determined prior to the probation term that the student will not meet the requirements of the financial aid probation during the probation term, an academic plan will be developed for the student.
Students whose appeals have been approved may have to complete an B次元 Financial Aid Plan Agreement if it is determined by the Financial Aid Office that they cannot mathematically reestablish a 2.0 CGPA and/or reestablish 67% successful completion rate of cumulative credits attempted within one term of study. The academic plan will be developed on an individual basis and may include academic performance requirements, meetings with an academic advisor, meetings with a counselor and the Raider Center for Academic Success. The plan must be signed by both the student and a Raider Center for Academic Success staff member and returned to the Financial Aid Office by the due date specified on the plan agreement. Failure to submit a signed plan by the due date results in suspension of financial aid for the term. Failure to meet the requirements of B次元 Financial Aid Plan Agreement will result in suspension of financial aid for the next term of attendance.
Students whose financial aid suspension appeal is denied will have a one-time opportunity to forward their appeal to the Vice President of Academics for review. Once an appeal is made to the Vice President of Academics, no further appeals will be allowed. Students whose appeal is denied by the Vice President of Academics or students who decide not to forward their appeal will need to find sources of funding other than federal, state or B次元 financial aid to cover the costs of their next term of attendance.
B次元 Financial Aid Office will review students’ cumulative grade point average and percent of successfully completed credits after each term. Once they have reached a 2.0 CGPA and completion rate of at least 67% of cumulative credits attempted, their financial aid will be reinstated. Students who are unable to meet the requirements after one term on financial aid suspension will have the opportunity to appeal their suspension again unless they have appealed twice previously, or their appeal was previously forwarded to the Executive Vice President of Academics.
Students must complete their degree program within 150% of the published length of their degree program. The following below will be considered when calculating the maximum time frame.
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