Satisfactory Academic Progress
Policy

Federal regulations require the University to establish Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress as a general eligibility requirement for financial assistance. A student must maintain satisfactory academic progress in a course of study regardless of whether the student previously received financial aid.

To monitor Satisfactory Academic Progress, the following two criteria are evaluated:

• Qualitative Measure of Progress
  
• Quantitative Measure of Progress

Please note that other programs, such as the Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG), Bright Futures, High Achievement and other scholarships have additional requirements. For program details, please refer to the Grants and Scholarships sections of our Web site.

Qualitative Measure of Progress

Undergraduate Level — Students must meet the GPA requirement set by the University of Central Florida for continued eligibility to enroll and earn a degree.

Graduate Level — Students must meet the GPA requirement specified by the graduate school for continued eligibility to enroll and earn a graduate degree.

Reinstatement after Academic Suspension — Students who successfully appeal to the Admissions and Standards Committee and are allowed to re-enroll, their eligibility for financial aid will be reinstated, as long as they are otherwise meeting the required standards for receiving financial aid. i.e. completion ratio and maximum hours limit.

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Quantitative Measure of Progress

Completion Ratio Requirement:

• Satisfactory Academic Progress is reviewed annually, at the end of each spring term. The completion ratio requirement will be monitored for the previous two terms: fall and spring.

• Students are required to complete a minimum of 70% of their attempted hours by the end of the spring term of each academic year. If a student fails to meet this requirement or was not enrolled during the monitoring period (fall /spring), a review of total hours taken at UCF will occur to determine if a 70% completion ratio was attained for all attempted UCF course work. If a student fails to pass both of these reviews, then that student will be placed on Satisfactory Academic Progress cancellation, effective the following academic year, beginning fall term.

• Successful completion is defined as earning a grade of A, B, C, D or S.

• Unsuccessful completion is defined as earning a grade of F, I, W, X, N, U, WF, NC, WH, WM, or WP.

Please note that all unsuccessful grades will count towards your attempted hours and will not count towards your completion ratio.

• Students on probation must meet standards each term as assigned by the Satisfactory Academic Progress Probation Policy.

Dual Enrollment

All attempted dual enrolled hours at another institution are added to the UCF attempted hours, and these hours will affect a student’s completion ratio. To avoid Financial Aid Cancellation for insufficient hours completed, students must submit their grades from the other institution to the Registrar's Office for all terms that they were dual enrolled.

Attempted UCF Hours Limit

Students may not receive Title IV financial aid for courses that do not count toward program completion. This includes graduate students who should be enrolled in graduate courses only, unless the undergraduate courses have been required as prerequisites or have been approved by the department.

Graduate students must complete their degree within the attempted UCF hours limit assigned by this policy.

Attempted Hours are monitored at the end of each spring term, even if aid was not received during any of the attended terms. Students who reach their attempted UCF hours limit by the end of each spring term will be placed on a cancellation status, effective at the beginning of the following fall term.

Students are required to graduate within the number of hours allowed by the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. Students are allowed a specific number of attempted hours, based on their academic level at the time of admission to UCF. (see chart below).

Classification	Maximum UCF Hours Allowed For Completing Degree
Undergraduate All Freshmen Transfer Sophomores Transfer Juniors Transfer Seniors	Undergraduate 180 Attempted UCF Hours 135 Attempted UCF Hours  90 Attempted UCF Hours  45 Attempted UCF Hours
Second Degree	60 Attempted Hours
Masters	70 Attempted Hours
Specialist Degree-Seeking	100 Attempted Hours (including all Graduate Hours)
Doctoral	120 Attempted Hours (including all Graduate Hours)

It is recommended that second degree-seeking students meet with their academic advisors for an evaluation of courses needed to obtain the second degree.

Programs that require more hours than usual will be monitored on a case-by-case basis through the appeal process.

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Satisfactory Academic Progress Probation

A probation status can be placed on a student by the Financial Aid Review Committee, as a result of the Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals process.

Probation Requirements
When students are placed on probation, they must successfully complete 70% of the attempted hours for the probationary term (including dual hours) to avoid cancellation of aid at the end of the probationary period.

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Re-establishing Eligibility after Cancellation

Any student with extenuating circumstances, (i.e., death of a relative, an illness or injury of the student, etc.), who is placed on a cancellation status, may appeal to the Financial Aid Review Committee for reinstatement based on his/her special case.

If the student was canceled for failure to complete 70% of the attempted hours, and since cancellation, has brought up the percentage to a minimum of 70%, the student may appeal to the above committee for reinstatement.

To appeal, the student must:

• Complete the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form, which can be found on the Office of Student Financial Assistance Web site, under Forms.
• Attach documentation that supports the specified circumstance(s) to the appeal form.
• Submit the appeal and the supporting documentation to the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

After a thorough evaluation of the written request and all supporting documentation, the Financial Aid Review Committee will make a decision within 5-7 business days and notify the student of the decision by e-mail communication. The student may also view his/her updated status on MyUCF, under View Financial Aid Status.