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Regulations of the U.S. Department
of Education require that colleges establish
specific standards of satisfactory progress
for students receiving either federal
or state financial aid. All students
receiving assistance through the Pell
Grant, FSEOG, Kansas Comprehensive Grant,
Federal Work Study, Perkins Loan, or
Stafford Loan programs must maintain
satisfactory progress as defined by their
college in order to remain eligible for
these aid programs.
At University of Saint Mary, students receiving aid must maintain satisfactory academic progress according to a scale for minimum progress, available in the Office of the Director of Financial Aid. Progress for part-time students will be measured on a full-time equivalency basis.
A student’s progress will be monitored on a per semester basis. If the student has not maintained satisfactory progress, he/she will be placed on Financial Aid Warning, but may still receive aid for the following semester. If after a semester on Financial Aid Warning a student does not make minimum progress, his/her financial aid will be suspended and will not be reinstated until satisfactory progress has been made. However, a student on financial aid suspension may receive financial aid during the summer, if aid has been approved during the previous school year.
If extenuating circumstances have prevented a student from maintaining satisfactory progress, the student may submit to the Financial Aid Office an appeal in writing explaining the circumstances in sufficient detail. If the circumstances are due to health problems, the student must submit, along with his/her own letter, a note from his/her doctor that verifies that the problem was sufficient to interfere with satisfactory progress. The academic dean, the student’s academic advisor or program director, and the director of financial aid will review the appeal.
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