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Satisfactory Academic Progress
“Satisfactory Academic Progress” is defined as advancing a grade level each academic year. The Higher Education Amendments of 1976 and 1986 and the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana require that a student receiving federal or state financial aid must make Satisfactory Academic Progress. The College also has implemented such a policy for the renewal of institutional financial aid.
At Saint Joseph's College, the Academic Cabinet has determined that any student on academic probation is not considered to be making satisfactory progress. A student attending SJC on a second consecutive semester of probation is not considered to be making satisfactory (or normal) progress; therefore, he/she will not be eligible for financial aid until he/she has demonstrated satisfactory progress or exceeds the minimum requirement for renewal of previously received aid. The programs affected by this policy include but are not limited to:
• Pell Grant
• Academic Competitiveness Grant
• National S.M.A.R.T. Grant
• Perkins Student Loan
• Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
• Federal Work-Study (CWS)
• Stafford Student Loans
• State of Indiana programs
• PLUS Loans
• All Saint Joseph’s College financial aid
Normally, a student maintaining Satisfactory Academic
Progress will assure completion of degree requirements within a reasonable
period of time (usually four years), as determined by the Financial Aid
Committee of the College.
