To maintain eligibility for federal student assistance, students must maintain progress in their academic programs. Progress has both qualitative and quantitative aspects: that is, the student must be attaining acceptable grades over a limited time period in order to complete his or her academic objective. The school is responsible for establishing the specific requirements for satisfactory academic performance, tracking their students’ progress, and enforcing the consequences of unsatisfactory progress.
Related topics in this Index: Student Eligibility; Administrative Capability
See also Subtopics for more specific references.
Monograph #25, Satisfactory Academic Progress
Satisfactory Academic Progress AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&As
Satisfactory Academic Progress Self-Study Guide
(Un)Fulfilling Requirements Satisfactory Academic Progress and its Impact on First-Generation, Low-Income, Asian American Students
(Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs)
See top list entry for Student Eligibility
Electronic Announcement, 5/15/20
UPDATED Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Federal Register, 10/29/10, p. 66886
Electronic Announcement, 5/15/20
UPDATED Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
2020-21 FSA Handbook, Vol. 1, Ch. 1
Federal
Electronic Announcement, 5/15/20
UPDATED Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Electronic Announcement, 4/3/20
Program Integrity Q&A, Satisfactory Academic Progress, SAP-Q7/SAP-A7
2020-21 FSA Handbook, Vol. 1, Ch. 1
Federal
Electronic Announcement, 5/15/20
UPDATED Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Electronic Announcement, 4/3/20
Program Integrity Q&A, Satisfactory Academic Progress,R-Q1/R-A1
2020-21 FSA Handbook, Vol. 1, Ch. 1
Federal
Electronic Announcement, 5/15/20
UPDATED Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)