Student Academic Progress (SAP)
Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is an important part of keeping your federal financial aid eligibility at FAMU.
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There are a variety of criteria that can impact your federal aid eligibility. This includes, but is not limited to, minimum grade point averages, earned hours each semester or academic year (pace of completion), and maximum hours allowed.
⊕ Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) |
✔️ Students must maintain the minimum cumulative GPA required for their academic status.
| Student Level | Minimum GPA |
| Undergraduate | 2.0 |
| Graduate | 3.0 |
| Law | 2.0 |
⊕ Pace of Completion |
✔️ All undergraduate, graduate and law school student must maintain a 67% completion rate.ll undergraduate, graduate and law school student must maintain a 67% completion rate.
⊕ Maximum Hours Allowed |
✔️ All undergraduate and graduate students are expected to finish their programs within
the maximum time frame, which cannot exceed 150% of the published length of their program.
All attempted credit hours are considered toward the maximum time calculation, regardless of whether or not financial aid is received. Once the student has reached the 150% maximum, they are ineligible for financial aid.
All hours attempted at Florida A&M University plus attempted hours from other postsecondary institutions, that count towards the degree, are included in the maximum time frame of 180 hours to complete the first undergraduate degree.
Transfer students must meet the same satisfactory academic progress requirements and maximum enrollment limits as other students.
⊕ Appeals & Reinstatement |
The maximum number of appeals any student may normally have granted during the total
of all their enrollment periods at FAMU is two (2).
SAP Appeal Form - Undergrad SAP Appeal Form - Graduate
Students who have been suspended from financial aid (including those who have lost financial aid eligibility due to academic suspension) may seek reinstatement by achieving, without the benefit of the aid from which they have been suspended, both the cumulative 67% completion and the cumulative 2.0 GPA required. Reinstatement may be requested for the term after this occurs.
Student with grade changes, after notifying Student Financial Aid of the grade change,
including grades posted for incomplete courses, may regain eligibility should these
changes result in satisfactory progress.
Students requesting evaluation of grade changes or reinstatement must complete the
SAP Financial Aid Reinstatement Form; the office cannot automatically evaluate the progress of students who have met the
reinstatement conditions or have had grade changes.
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