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- Financial Aid Academic Progress Requirements
- Grade Point Average (GPA)
- Disqualified/Excluded
- Hours Completed
- Time Limit
- Probation
- Procedure for Appeals
- Re-establishing Eligibility
Financial Aid Academic Progress Requirements
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 meet the standards adopted by the University of Central Florida a student must:
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0. (Freshmen and Sophomores: see the GPA requirement below.)
- Complete the required hours by the end of the Spring term of each academic year. (Students on probation must meet standards each term.)
- Graduate within the time limit assigned by this policy.
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Grade Point Average (GPA)
GPA is monitored at the end of each term.
Freshman/Sophomore
No minimum Overall GPA is required as long as the student is not disqualified or excluded by the Registrar's Office.Junior/Senior/Second Degree
A minimum Overall GPA of 2.0 is required and the student must not be disqualified or excluded by the Registrar's Office.Graduate
An Overall GPA of at least 3.0 is required for those courses specified in the graduate student's program.Return to Table of Contents
Disqualified/Excluded
When students are placed on a Disqualified or Excluded Status by the Registrar's Office, they will automatically be placed on Financial Aid Cancellation.
Upon re-admittance, students are required to appeal to the Student Financial Assistance Office to be considered for financial aid reinstatement.Return to Table of Contents
Hours Completed
At the end of the Spring term of each academic year, hours completed are monitored for the previous three terms (Summer, Fall and Spring). Students are required to complete a specified number of credits as determined by their enrollment status. (Students on probation must meet standards each term). The charts below highlight these standards.
Note: Some programs have additional requirements.
Undergraduate Attempted Hours Required to Complete Full Time 12 or more 10 3/4 Time 9, 10, or 11 8 1/2 Time 6, 7, or 8 5
Graduate *(Effective Fall 2000 ) Attempted Hours Required to Complete Full Time 9 or more 7 1/2 Time 5, 6, 7, or 8 5
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, WP, WH, or WM..
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Time Limit
Federal Regulations require that students complete their degree within 150% of the hours for their specific programs as established by the University.
Overall Attempted Hours are monitored at the end of each term that the student enrolls, even if aid was not received during that term or prior terms.
Classification Time Frame Allowed For Completing Degree Undergraduate 180 Overall Attempted Hours
(including transferred and transient hours)Second Degree 60 Attempted Hours
(including all Post-Bac hours)Graduate 70 Attempted Hours
(including all Post-Bac hours)Specialist Degree-Seeking 100 Attempted Hours
(including all Graduate and Post-Bac hours)Doctoral 120 Attempted Hours
(including all Graduate and Post-Bac hours)
It is recommended that Second Degree 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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Probation
- Initial Probation: Students who have been enrolled for one term only by the end of the Spring term of each academic year and did not complete the minimum required hours for that term.
- Reinstatement: As the result of a committee review through the appeal process.
Probation Requirements:
When students are placed on probation, they must complete the minimum required hours for that term with a minimum TERM GPA of 2.0, to avoid cancellation of aid at the end of the probationary term.Return to Table of Contents
Procedures for Appeals
Any student with extenuating circumstances (e.g. death of a relative of the student or an illness or injury of the student) who is placed on Financial Aid Cancellation may appeal to the Financial Aid Review Committee.
To appeal, the student must:
- Complete the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form. This form can be picked up at the Financial Assistance Office or downloaded from here.
- Attach documentation supporting your specific circumstance(s) to the appeal form.
- Submit your appeal and the supporting documentation to the Student Financial Assistance Office before the established deadline.
After a thorough evaluation of the written request and all supporting documentation, the Financial Aid Review Committee will notify the student of the decision in writing. Aid remains cancelled unless you receive a written notification of reinstatement.
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Re-establishing Eligibility
This option is not available to students who have been cancelled for reaching their time limit or will reach their time limit by the end of the following term.
If there are no extenuating circumstances, students may re-establish eligibility for financial assistance if they:
- Enroll on their own (without financial aid) for at least 6 hours at UCF or any other accredited institution.
- Complete the required hours as they relate to attempted hours with a TERM GPA of at least 2.0.
In addition to the above requirements, students must be complying with all Satisfactory Academic Progress standards as stated by this policy.
- Complete the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form (at the end of the probationary term) based on a successful completion of one term and submit it to the Student Financial Assistance Office. If hours were earned at another institution, attach a copy of your grade transcript from the other institution showing the grades of that term.
- If students comply with ALL the above requirements, their financial assistance will be reinstated for the following term.
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Copyright © 1999 [Office of Student Financial Assistance].
Revised: August 23, 2000 .
