Financial Aid Academic Progress Policy
In order to qualify for Federal financial aid (Federal Pell
Grant, Federal SEOG, Federal Work-Study, Federal Direct
Subsidized Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan, Federal Direct PLUS Loan and
Federal Direct GradPLUS Loan) and/or any La Roche funded scholarship or grant, a student must
maintain satisfactory academic progress as established by the college in
accordance with federal guidelines.
Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress Definition
Satisfactory academic progress for Undergraduate financial
aid recipients is defined as follows:
- Successful completion of 67% of all credits attempted each semester;
- A minimum 2.00 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) must be
obtained each semester;
- A bachelor’s degree must be earned within 180 attempted
required credits.
- Courses may be repeated only once to be counted toward
making satisfactory academic progress. Students will not receive financial aid
for courses attempted more than twice.
- “W,” “I,” “NC,” and
“F” grades will count as credits attempted with zero credits earned.
- Passed grades “P” and “P+” will count as credits
attempted and earned toward grade level progression but will not count in the
G.P.A.
- Remedial courses will be counted toward enrollment status
for the semester.
- Remedial courses will not be counted as credits attempted
and earned and calculated into the G.P.A. for the semester that the student
received financial aid.
- Remedial courses will not count toward grade level progression for student loans.
- Remedial courses may count toward PHEAA State grant progress in
certain circumstances.
- Transfer credits will count as courses earned toward grade
level progression but will not count in the G.P.A.
- LRX classes will count as credits attempted and earned and
will count toward grade level progress.
Satisfactory academic progress is checked at the end of each
semester.
- Students who do not meet the definition of satisfactory
academic progress according to the above definition are placed on Financial Aid
Warning status and will receive financial aid for one additional semester.
- If the student meets the definition of satisfactory
academic progress at the end of the warning status semester, the warning status
will be removed and the student may continue to receive financial aid.
- If the student does not meet the definition of
satisfactory academic progress at the end of the warning status semester, the
student will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension status and all federal
financial aid and La Roche scholarship and grant aid will be suspended until the student once
again meets the criteria.
- Students who feel they have extenuating circumstances may
appeal the suspension of financial aid in writing and clearly outline the
special or unusual circumstances which contributed toward their lack of
progress using the appeal form that will be enclosed with their suspension
letter.
- If the student’s appeal is approved, the student will be
place on Financial Aid Probation status and will receive financial aid for one
final semester.
- If the student meets the definition of satisfactory
academic progress at the end of the probation status semester, the probation
status will be removed and the student may continue to receive financial aid.
- If the student does not meet the definition of
satisfactory academic progress at the end of the probation status semester, the
student will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension status and all federal
financial aid and La Roche scholarship and grant aid will be suspended until the student once
again meets the criteria.
Graduate Satisfactory Academic Progress Definition
Satisfactory academic progress for Graduate financial aid
recipients is defined as follows:
- Successful completion of 75% of all credits attempted each semester;
- A minimum 3.00 Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) must be
obtained each semester.
- A master’s degree must be earned within 50 attempted
required credits.
- Courses may be repeated only once to be counted toward
making satisfactory academic progress. Students will not receive financial aid
for courses attempted more than twice.
- W,” “I,” and “F” grades will be calculated as credits
attempted with zero credits earned.
Satisfactory academic progress is checked at the end of each
semester.
- Students who do not meet the definition of satisfactory
academic progress according to the above definition are placed on Financial Aid
Warning status and will receive financial aid for one additional semester.
- If the student meets the definition of satisfactory
academic progress at the end of the warning status semester, the warning status
will be removed and the student may continue to receive financial aid.
- If the student does not meet the definition of
satisfactory academic progress at the end of the warning status semester, the
student will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension status and all federal
financial aid and La Roche scholarship and grant aid will be suspended until the student once
again meets the criteria.
- Students who feel they have extenuating circumstances may
appeal the suspension of financial aid in writing to the Director of Financial
Aid.
- If the student’s appeal is approved, the student will be
place on Financial Aid Probation status and will receive financial aid for one
final semester.
- If the student meets the definition of satisfactory
academic progress at the end of the probation status semester, the probation
status will be removed and the student may continue to receive financial aid.
- If the student does not meet the definition of satisfactory
academic progress at the end of the probation status semester, the student will
be placed on Financial Aid Suspension status and all federal financial aid and
La Roche scholarship and grant aid will be suspended until the student once again meets the
criteria.