Federal regulations require that a student attending an educational institution maintains satisfactory academic progress in the degree program they are pursuing in order to receive federal financial assistance. The purpose of these regulations is to ensure that limited federal financial assistance is disbursed only to those students sincere about pursuing and obtaining their educational objectives. 

  

In order to comply with these federal regulations, Clarkson College has estab­lished certain standards of satisfactory academic progress. All continuing and former students who apply for financial aid must meet the academic stan­dards listed below before federal assistance is certified and disbursed to the student. 

  

The progress for each student will be verified with official Clarkson College enrollment records at the completion of each semester. To meet satisfactory academic progress, a student must meet the following standards: 

  

Undergraduate Standards 

1. An undergraduate student must maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
2. An undergraduate student must successfully complete at least 66 percent of total semester hours attempted. Grades of D (in support and major course requirements), F, Incomplete (I), Withdrawl (W, WF, WP) and No Pass (NP) are not considered successful.
3. A student, pursuing an undergraduate degree at Clarkson College, may not receive financial assistance when the student has attempted more than 72 credit hours toward a Diploma in Practical Nursing, 108 credit hours toward an associate's degree, or 194 credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree. The total number of credit hours includes courses taken at other institutions, which are applied to Clarkson College degree requirements.

  

Graduate Standards 

1. A graduate student must maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
2. A graduate student must successfully complete at least 80 percent of the total semester hours attempted. Grades D (in support and major course requirements), F, Incomplete (I), Withdrawl (W, WF, WP) and No Pass (NP) are not considered successful.
3. A student, pursuing a graduate degree at Clarkson College, may not receive financial assistance when the student has attempted more than the max­imum credit hours listed below. The total number of credit hours includes courses taken at other institutions which are applied to Clarkson College degree requirements:

Graduate Program	Credit Hours
Master of Science in Health Care Business Leadership	74
Master of Science in Nursing: Adult Nurse Practitioner	67
Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner	67
Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Education	58
Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Health Care Leadership	63
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing: Adult Nurse Practitioner	39
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner	39
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing: Nursing Education	30
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing: Nursing Health Care Leadership	34

  

Probation, Suspension and Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility 

Any student who fails to meet one or more of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards will be placed on SAP financial aid probation for one semester. This means that the student may receive financial assistance during the proba­tionary period. If the student then fails to meet the SAP standards during the probationary period, the student will be ineligible to receive funding from federal and non-federal financial aid programs at Clarkson College. 

  

A student, whose financial aid eligibility has been suspended, may submit a written appeal to their Financial Aid Counselor. The appeal must be typed or written clearly, must provide a full explanation why all SAP standards were not met and how the student will ensure that the standards will be met in the future if their eligibility for financial assistance is reinstated. The appeal should explain any special or extenuating circumstances beyond the student's control that may have prevented all standards from being met. Supporting documentation from a physician, counselor, academic advisor or faculty member may be included with the written appeal, but is not required. 

  

The Financial Aid Counselor will present the student's appeal for reinstatement of financial assistance to the Financial Aid Committee for review. The student will be notified by mail whether or not the appeal has been approved. An appeal denied by the Financial Aid Committee may, at the student's request, be forwarded to the Director of Student Financial Services for further review. The Director's decision will be final. 

  

A student who has failed to maintain SAP standards may reinstate their financial aid eligibility by successfully completing suffi­cient semester hours and/or attaining the required Cumulative Grade Point Average. A student remains ineligible for financial assistance until the semester following their attainment of the SAP standards.