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SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)
PURPOSE AND SCOPE Federal regulations mandate that a student receiving financial aid under Title IV programs must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in his/her course of study regardless of whether or not financial aid is awarded each semester. Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the satisfactory academic progress policy. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will be measured at the end of each term for all students. Satisfactory Academic Progress is measured with the following standards: Qualitative (cumulative Grade Point Average) Quantitative (67% Rule – Earned hours divided by Attempted Hours) Maximum Time Frame (150% of required hours for program completion) The Federal Regulations specify minimum standards for these measures. KCTCS may set stricter standards in its policy. QUALITATIVE STANDARD – Grade Point Average (GPA) KCTCS qualitative standard is determined by the student’s earned Grade Point Average (GPA). KCTCS uses a 4-point scale for GPA. Students earning a cumulative grade point average below a 2.0 at the end of a term shall be placed on financial aid probation. Students receiving a GPA below 2.0 for three consecutive terms will be suspended from financial aid.
QUANTITATIVE PERCENTAGE STANDARD – (QPS or 67% Rule) The satisfactory academic progress policy must also include a quantitative measure to determine the number of credit hours attempted and percentage of credit hours completed (passed). The minimum percentage of work a student must successfully complete by the end of each term is 67% of all attempted hours. Students receiving a calculated QPS value below 67% for three consecutive terms will be suspended from financial aid.
MAXIMUM TIME FRAME (MTF) STANDARD Students are expected to complete their degree/diploma/certificate credentials within a Maximum Time Frame (MTF) of 150 percent of the required number of credit hours to graduate. MTF of 150% includes all
PURPOSE AND SCOPE Federal regulations mandate that a student receiving financial aid under Title IV programs must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in his/her course of study regardless of whether or not financial aid is awarded each semester. Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the satisfactory academic progress policy. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will be measured at the end of each term for all students. Satisfactory Academic Progress is measured with the following standards: Qualitative (cumulative Grade Point Average) Quantitative (67% Rule – Earned hours divided by Attempted Hours) Maximum Time Frame (150% of required hours for program completion) The Federal Regulations specify minimum standards for these measures. KCTCS may set stricter standards in its policy. QUALITATIVE STANDARD – Grade Point Average (GPA) KCTCS qualitative standard is determined by the student’s earned Grade Point Average (GPA). KCTCS uses a 4-point scale for GPA. Students earning a cumulative grade point average below a 2.0 at the end of a term shall be placed on financial aid probation. Students receiving a GPA below 2.0 for three consecutive terms will be suspended from financial aid.
QUANTITATIVE PERCENTAGE STANDARD – (QPS or 67% Rule) The satisfactory academic progress policy must also include a quantitative measure to determine the number of credit hours attempted and percentage of credit hours completed (passed). The minimum percentage of work a student must successfully complete by the end of each term is 67% of all attempted hours. Students receiving a calculated QPS value below 67% for three consecutive terms will be suspended from financial aid.
MAXIMUM TIME FRAME (MTF) STANDARD Students are expected to complete their degree/diploma/certificate credentials within a Maximum Time Frame (MTF) of 150 percent of the required number of credit hours to graduate. MTF of 150% includes all