Satisfactory Academic Progress

IMPORTANT NOTE: Per Federal Regulation, SAP Standards change beginning summer 2011.

• 2011-2012 SAP Standards (summer 2011 through spring 2012)

As a financial aid recipient, you must maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP) to remain eligible to receive financial aid. SAP standards apply to all terms you attended regardless of whether or not you received financial aid. Regulations require you to complete your program within the Maximum Attempted Credits Allowed with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Financial Aid SAP standards will help you achieve this goal. Tables are available online to help you determine your completion rate: View our complete 2011-2012 SAP policy and tables here.

Each term after grades post, we will check your cumulative completion rate and cumulative GPA at Lane and you will be assigned a SAP Status. You must satisfactorily maintain SAP standards to remain eligible for financial aid.

To achieve Good Standing, your cumulative completion rate must be 67% or higher and you must meet the GPA requirement (see below for GPA requirements). Maintaining Good Standing means you are eligible to receive grants, work-study and loans.

You will receive a Warning Status if your cumulative competition rate is less than 67% and/or you do not meet the GPA requirement. If you are placed in a warning status, you are eligible to receive grants, work-study and loans. However, you MUST complete your warning or probation term in Good Standing to avoid FA Suspension in the subsequent term.

You will receive FA Suspension following a warning or probation term, your cumulative completion rate is less than 67%, and/or you do not meet the GPA requirement. During a FA Suspension you are not eligible to receive grants, work-study or loans until your FA Suspension is resolved. Some scholarships and other resources may also be unavailable.

Probation Status means that your appeal to be reinstated is approved. You are eligible to receive grants, work-study and loans. However you must complete your probation term in Good Standing to avoid FA Suspension in the subsequent term.

To determine your completion rate, divide your total institution passed hours (found on your myLane account) by your total institution attempted hours. Round your result to the nearest whole number.

Attempted VS Passed Credits: For financial aid SAP Standards, grades of A, B, C, D and P are counted as attempted and passed hours. Grades of * (withdrawal), I, F, NP, U and NC are counted as attempted hours, but not passed.

Cumulative GPA: Grades of A, B, C, D, and F affect your GPA (includes +/- combinations). Grades of * (withdrawal), I, U, P, NP, or NC grade do not affect your GPA.

100% withdrawal or not completing any credits during the term: If you withdraw or stop attending all courses before 60% of the term is over, you may be required to repay money to Lane. For more detail, see 2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/finaid/withdrawal-info.htm.

Transfer Credits: Credits accepted by Lane are not calculated in the completion rate or GPA checks done at the end of every term. However, the credits do count against the Maximum Attempted Credits Allowed.

Resolving your FA Suspension: To resolve your FA Suspension, you must sumbit an appeal. Appeal to Reinstate forms are available at 2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/finaid/forms. See our complete 2011-2012 SAP policy for further information regarding appeals.