Office of Financial Aid

Satisfactory Progress & DSP Policy

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  • Satisfactory Progress Policy Guidelines

    • Federal Guidelines which must be followed by, in order to receive federal aid and/or loans.

  • Satisfactory Progress Appeal (SatProg)

    • This form must be completed when a student has been notified by the Student Financial Aid Office that they are in violation of the Satisfactory Progress Policy Guidelines.

  • Developmental/Remedial Coursework Policy

    • Per Federal Regulations (34 CFR 668.20), a student may receive financial aid for developmental/ remedial (DSP) courses. However, a student can only receive Financial Aid for a maximum of 30 attempted hours* in developmental/remedial coursework. Once a student reaches this limit, their Financial Aid may be affected.

    Example: John Smith is enrolled in 12 credit hours (ENGL 1010, COMM 1010, ART 1030 and DSPM 0850). This is equivalent to 9 semester credit hours and 3 developmental/ remedial hours. John has already reached the 30 attempted hours in developmental/ remedial coursework. John is only eligible to receive three-quarter of his Financial Aid.

*Attempted hours are all developmental/remedial coursework that has been passed (P), failed (F), incomplete (I), and withdrawn (W, FA, FN).