{"id":43,"date":"2021-07-30T16:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T16:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trocaire.edu\/admissions-and-aid\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:26:45","slug":"satisfactory-academic-progress-sap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trocaire.edu\/admissions-and-aid\/tuition-financial-aid\/satisfactory-academic-progress-sap\/","title":{"rendered":"Satisfactory Academic Progress | SAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Federal and State Aid Programs \u2013 Pell Grant, Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Direct Stafford Loan Program, TAP, and APTS require that you meet standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to be eligible to receive aid from these sources. Students will be evaluated after each semester regardless if they received aid from these funding sources.<\/p>\n
Based on which financial aid is affected, please use the headings below to review the policy and the process of regaining eligibility.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
SAP Federal Aid Standards include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transfer credits & previous degrees evaluated by the Registrar\u2019s Office and posted to a student\u2019s transcript are counted as both attempted and earned credit hours for their individual program. Credits hours that have been granted Academic Amnesty (marked with a \u2018Z\u2019) are counted as attempted credit hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your grade point average (GPA) is not transferrable<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be counted as successfully completed or earned credit hours for Federal aid, the student must receive a grade of A, B, C, D or S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students have the option to repeat courses in which they have earned an A- or lower. In such cases the most recent grade will count in their GPA calculation but the course credit hours earned will count once for Federal aid. A student may only repeat a previously passed course once. Failed courses with a grade of WF, F or FX may be repeated until successfully passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Incomplete courses are counted as credit hours attempted for Federal & State aid. The incomplete grade must be removed from the student\u2019s record within 30 calendar days after the incomplete grade was received or it will automatically convert to an F.<\/strong> When the incomplete grade is changed to an actual grade, the course will be considered complete and student\u2019s GPA will be reviewed for SAP purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a student earned a W, WF, F or FX grade for any class within the semester the credit hours for each course is counted as attempted credits but are NOT counted as earned hours for Federal & State aid. WF, F, and FX grades affect the student\u2019s GPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The number of New York State payments a student has received will determine the student\u2019s placement on the SAP State Aid Program Standard Chart as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each student must maintain a required cumulative grade point average and accumulate a designated number of credit hours at each payment in order to maintain SAP. The number of payments used to determine ACP is the payments received while in attendance at 91快播. Please refer to the chart below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To meet the program pursuit (PP) requirement, a student must complete a certain percentage of his or her course load each semester. The number of payments used to determine PP is the payments received in the student\u2019s whole college career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Placement on the SAP Standards chart is determined by the number of payments a student received at 91快播 and number of credit hours transferred in to 91快播. If a student has received TAP\/APTS previously and the college has accepted transfer credit, additional points are assigned based on the number of transfer credits as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To be counted as successfully completed or earned credit hours for State aid, the student must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, F, S or U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The student\u2019s minimum full-time course load (12 credit hours) can include repeated courses under certain conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A student may only repeat a previously passed course once<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the student chooses to repeat a course that they have passed but want to improve the grade, the credits for the repeated course cannot be included in determining a student\u2019s full-time status for the purpose of awarding New York State TAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Incomplete courses are counted as credit hours attempted for Federal & State aid. The incomplete grade must be removed from the student\u2019s record within 30 calendar days after the incomplete grade was received or it will automatically convert to an F<\/strong>. When the incomplete grade is changed to an actual grade, the course will be considered complete and student\u2019s GPA will be reviewed for SAP purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a student earns a W, WA, WF, F or FX grade for any class within the semester, the credit hours for each course is counted as attempted credits but are\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0counted as earned hours for Federal & State aid. WF, F and FX grades affect the student\u2019s GPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At times, a student may find that it is difficult to maintain academic progress towards their degree. Health issues, family circumstances or unforeseen personal matters may contribute to academic difficulties. The College recognizes that these life issues do occur and can contribute to academic stress but are not necessarily a measure of a student\u2019s academic ability. Accordingly, the College provides a process by which a student can return to good academic standing and avoid the loss of federal financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SAP is reviewed by the College at the end of each semester. If a student fails to meet the conditions of SAP, the following steps can be taken to avoid losing federal financial aid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students who fail to meet SAP for the first time in any semester will be given a one semester <\/strong>written warning by the Financial Aid Office. The student will not lose financial aid but should seek either academic assistance or address any issues that may have contributed to the deficiency. If the student receives a Warning letter at the beginning of the semester and is able to make SAP by the semester\u2019s end, then the student\u2019s federal financial aid is reinstated. However if during the reinstated semester the student fails to maintain SAP then they may receive another Warning letter at the end of that semester (ex. A student receives a Financial Aid warning for the Fall semester and then successfully completes the semester. If the student is then unsuccessful in the Spring semester they will receive another Financial Aid Warning).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If students fail to meet SAP for a second consecutive semester they will be notified that they must file an appeal with the Appeal Committee-Attention: Director of Financial Aid to avoid the loss of aid. Appeal forms are available in the college Financial Aid office or can be mailed upon request. Appeals are approved based upon evidence that extenuating circumstances (death in the family, personal illness, etc.) <\/em>have interfered with a student\u2019s ability to maintain SAP. However, it is the decision of the Appeal Committee to determine the appropriateness of extenuating circumstances. Filing an appeal does not guarantee approval.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If a Financial Aid Appeal is granted to a student, they are then placed on Financial Aid Probation. This is a status assigned to a student who fails to meet the SAP review, who has appealed, and has had eligibility for federal aid reinstated. An academic plan must be created to insure that the issues that caused a lack of SAP are addressed. Depending on the circumstances, a student may have to demonstrate what academic interventions or changes in their academic program will take place to address improvement. If the deficiencies were caused due to personal or family matters, the plan should address what changes will occur that will lead to better academic success. Academic plans will be in writing and clearly identify the outcomes and benchmarks identified for improvement. The academic plan will be monitored to determine progress or needed changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of that payment period, the student must either meet SAP standards or meet the requirements of the academic plan by a specific point in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Director of Financial Aid shall notify each student that he or she is in need of an Academic Plan. The student must<\/strong> contact their Student Service Advisor to initiate this plan. The Student Service Advisor will monitor each plan and the progress of each student. If at the end of the payment period if a student continues to not meet SAP or does not follow their Academic Plan, federal financial aid to the student shall be discontinued. A student who fails to initiate these actions will be denied federal financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to regain federal student aid eligibility, a student must accumulate enough earned credit hours and achieve a high enough grade point average during the semester of ineligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At times, a student may find that it is difficult to maintain academic progress towards their degree. Health issues, family circumstances or unforeseen personal matters may contribute to academic difficulties. The College recognizes that these life issues do occur and can contribute to academic stress but are not necessarily a measure of a student\u2019s academic ability. Accordingly, the College provides a process by which a student can return to good academic standing and avoid the loss of state financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SAP is reviewed by the College at the end of each semester. If a student fails to meet the conditions of SAP, the following steps can be taken to avoid losing state financial aid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n New York State Legislation allows for ONE State aid appeal per student<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n If students who fail to meet SAP for a second consecutive semester, they will be notified that they must file an appeal with the Appeal Committee-Attention: Director of Financial Aid to avoid the loss of aid. Appeal forms are available in the college Financial Aid office or can be mailed upon request. Appeals are approved based upon evidence that extenuating circumstances (death in the family, personal illness, etc.)\u00a0<\/em>have interfered with a student\u2019s ability to maintain SAP. However, it is the decision of the Appeal Committee to determine the appropriateness of extenuating circumstances.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Filing an appeal does not guarantee approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/p>\n Students whose appeal has been approved must sign a State Aid Re-instatement Contract with the Financial Aid Office before any holds are removed and aid is placed back on the student\u2019s account.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFEDERAL AID<\/strong> Programs<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Credit Hours Attempted<\/td> Minimum Cum. GPA<\/td> Overall rate of completion(earned cr. hrs \/ attempted cr. hrs)<\/td><\/tr> 1 \u2013 14<\/td> 1.3<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 15 \u2013 29<\/td> 1.5<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 30 \u2013 44<\/td> 1.8<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 45 \u2013 59<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 60 \u2013 74<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 75 \u2013 89<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 90 \u2013 104<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> 105 +<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Repeat of Coursework<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Incomplete Grade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Withdrawal (W, WA, WF) \/ F or FX Grades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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NEW YORK STATE AID PROGRAMS (TAP & APTS)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
State Aid Policy:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Academic Progress (ACP)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
STATE AID Programs<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> # of TAP \/ APTS Payments Received<\/td> Academic Progress<\/td> <\/td> Program Pursuit(Percentage of course completion within semester)<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Minimum Cum. GPA<\/td> Minimum Earned Credit Hours<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 0.5<\/td> 1.1<\/td> 2<\/td> 50% <\/td><\/tr> 1.0<\/td> 1.3<\/td> 6<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 1.5<\/td> 1.4<\/td> 10<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 2.0<\/td> 1.5<\/td> 15<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 2.5<\/td> 1.7<\/td> 21<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr> 3.0<\/td> 1.8<\/td> 27<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 3.5<\/td> 1.9<\/td> 33<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 4.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 39<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 4.5<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 45<\/td> 100%<\/td><\/tr> 5.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 51<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 5.5<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 55<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 6.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 60<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 6.5<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 66<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 7.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 75<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 7.5<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 81<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 8.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 90<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 8.5<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 96<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 9.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 105<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 9.5<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 111<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 10.0<\/td> 2.0<\/td> 120<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Program Pursuit (PP)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Transfer Students<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
# of Transfer Credit Hours<\/td> Assigned Payment Value<\/td><\/tr> 1 \u2013 14<\/td> 1<\/td><\/tr> 15 \u2013 29<\/td> 2<\/td><\/tr> 30 \u2013 44<\/td> 3<\/td><\/tr> 45 \u2013 59<\/td> 4<\/td><\/tr> 60 \u2013 74<\/td> 5<\/td><\/tr> 75+<\/td> 6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Successful Completion of Course<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Repeat of Coursework<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Incomplete Grade<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Withdrawal (W, WA, WF) \/ F or FX Grades<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
REINSTATING ELIGIBILITY AFTER A SAP SUSPENSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Federal Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Financial Aid Warning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Financial Aid Appeal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Financial Aid Probation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Timeline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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State Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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