John Jay College - Financial Aid Information

Satisfactory Academic Progress Standard Title IV Federal Student Assistance Undergraduate Students

In order to satisfy academic progress requirements for the purposes of receipt of Title IV Federal Student Assistance, an undergraduate student must achieve at least the GPA required for probationary status at the institution; after two years of enrollment at the college, at least a “C” average or its equivalent, or academic standing consistent with the requirements for graduation; and accumulate credits toward the degree according to the following standards:

A. Attempted credits are not more than 150% of the credits nominally required for completion of the degree; and

B. Accumulated credits are equal to or greater than two-thirds the cumulative credits attempted at the institution; or

Students will be measured against the satisfactory academic progress standard at the end of the spring term to determine eligibility for receipt of Title IV student financial assistance for the upcoming year.

Graduate Students
In order to be making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree, for purposes of receipt of Title IV Federal Student Assistance, a graduate student must meet at least the GPA required for good academic standing at the institution; and

A. Accumulate credits toward the degree greater than or equal to two-thirds the cumulative credits attempted at the institution.

B. Not have attempted more than 150% of the credits normally required for completion of the degree.

Appeal/Probation
Undergraduate students who fall beneath the conditional undergraduate standard and graduate students who fall beneath the graduate standard may appeal through the normal institutional academic appeals processes to retain eligibility for receipt of Title IV federal student assistance.

These appeals should be evaluated for mitigating circumstances relating from events such as personal illness, injury, personal tragedy, changes in academic program and the reasonableness of the student’s capability for improvement to meet the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled.

A successful appeal would result in the granting of a one-year probation for the student to improve the academic record to meet the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled.

There is no limit on the number of times a student may follow this appeals procedure.

Reinstatement
A student whose appeal has been denied or who has lost eligibility by not meeting the standard without appeal may regain eligibility by leaving the institution for at least one year. Upon re-admittance, the student will receive assistance for the terms in the academic year of re-admittance and will be subject to evaluation of eligibility at the end of the spring term against the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled.

Students who choose to remain enrolled without the receipt of Title IV Federal Student Assistance may request a review of their academic records after any term in which they are enrolled without such benefits to determine whether the appropriate standards for the degree programs in which the students are enrolled have been met. If the standards are met, eligibility is regained for subsequent terms in the academic year.

Determination of Attempted Credits and Accumulated Credits
The accumulation of attempted credits usually reflects course loads maintained in the student’s permanent record at the College. It is anticipated that these will usually reflect a students’ enrollment as of the Form A date. Accumulated credits should reflect credits that the student has earned toward the completion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled.

Treatment of Non-Standard Admissions Situations

1. Readmitted Students: Upon readmission after at least a one-year period of non-enrollment, the student will receive assistance for the terms in the academic year of readmission and will be evaluated for future eligibility at the end of the spring term against the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled. If a student is readmitted after less than one year of non-enrollment, the academic record will be evaluated for satisfactory academic progress under these standards as the record stood at the end of the last term of attendance.

2. Transfer Students: Transfer students from colleges inside and outside CUNY shall have their status initialized for purposes of satisfactory academic progress measurement by using the number of credits determined to be acceptable toward the degree as both the students’ cumulative attempted credits and the cumulative earned credits.

3. Second Degree Students: Students enrolling for a second degree (baccalaureate, graduate, or associate) shall have their status initialized for purposes of satisfactory progress measurement by using the number of credits determined to be acceptable toward the degree as both the student’s cumulative attempted credits and cumulative earned credits.