Academic Progress
What are the academic requirements to receive financial aid?
You must meet several academic criteria to receive financial aid. They are as follows:
- You must complete all required developmental studies and CPC (College Preparatory Curriculum) courses in no more than thirty hours. If you have not completed the required developmental studies and/or CPC courses within thirty attempted hours, you will lose your financial aid eligibility until these requirements are fulfilled.
- You must have a 2.0 UWG Institutional Grade Point Average (GPA) after four or more semesters of enrollment at UWG. A semester that you withdraw from your classes does count as a semester of enrollment. Your financial aid eligibility can be reinstated when your UWG Institutional GPA reaches a 2.0.
- You must earn passing grades in at least 67% of all hours for which you enroll during Summer through Spring in order to remain eligible for aid during the next award year. Please be aware that the calculation for the 67% course completion is NOT rounded up. You must complete at least 67.00% each academic year. Anything below 67.00% is not considered satisfactory academic progress. Grades of A, B, C, D, and S are considered passing; grades of F, W, WF, IP, I and U are considered unsatisfactory and are not passing for the purposes of this review. If you lose eligibility for aid under this provision, you may re-establish your eligibility for future awards by completing 12 hours of class work at UWG with a 2.0 GPA and receive no unsatisfactory grades of: F, W, WF, I, IP and U. Any unsatisfactory grade or less than a 2.0 term gpa will exclude all classes that term from being used toward the 12 hour requirement.
- You must complete your program within a certain number of attempted hours, including all transfer hours. Once you meet or exceed the maximum hours set for your program, you will be notified that your financial aid has been canceled for the following semester. The limits are as follows:
120 Hour Bachelor's Degree - 180 attempted hours allowed
36 Hour Master's Degree - 54 attempted hours allowed
27 Hour Specialist Degree - 41 attempted hours allowed
Can I appeal if I fail to meet one of the requirements listed above?
If there were extenuating circumstances, such as a death in the immediate family, a personal illness or injury, or other circumstances beyond your control that affected your ability to meet the academic progress requirements, you can submit a written appeal. You will need to request an appeal form from the Financial Aid Office and provide supporting documentation such as a doctor's excuse, medical bills, etc. The deadline to submit a complete appeal for any term is 12:00pm on the second day of drop-add. If your appeal or supporting documentation is submitted after the deadline you will be responsible for paying your own fees before the fee payment deadline until a decision can be made.
UWG's Letter of Appeal for can be found at On-Line Forms.
Please Note:
You must meet all of the requirements listed above to remain eligible for any form federal and state aid, including HOPE and loans. Eligibility for short-term loans and scholarships is not affected by these requirements.
- It is your responsibility to notify the Financial Aid Office when you have met the requirements to have eligibility reinstated. Get the Request to Clear Satisfactory Academic Progress form from On-Line Forms.
- We cannot release any academic progress holds on your file until your grades have been checked. This may mean that you will have to pay advance registration fees initially and be reimbursed once we can verify that you completed the requirement(s) to have your aid reinstated.
- The Director of Financial Aid may, at any time, cancel the remainder of your award if he/she becomes aware that you are not actively pursuing your coursework. You may also make a written appeal to the Financial Aid Office regarding a decision, which affects awards or the ability to receive aid.