To maintain eligibility for 联邦 Student Aid (FSA) programs, students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards for grade point average, 速度, and timeframe to degree. 如果学生希望获得联邦学生援助(FSA)，那么他们有责任熟悉学校的SAP政策。. Failure to meet SAP places a student’s financial aid in jeopardy. 财政援助SAP政策也适用于使用内布拉斯加州学费减免计划(ner)的学生.S.S. 80-411).
STANDARD 1: Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
要获得或继续获得经济援助，学生必须保持最低累积GPA. The cumulative GPA requirement differs based on the number of credit hours attempted.
| Associate Degree Program |
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Certificate of Achievement or Career Certificate Program |
| Credit hours attempted |
最低GPA要求 |
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Credit hours attempted |
最低GPA要求 |
| 0 - 29.5 |
1.5 |
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0 -任意 |
2.0 |
| 30 - 79.5 |
1.75 |
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| 80+ |
2.0 |
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Standard 2: Completion Ratio (completed/attempted hours = 67%)
通过将累计完成的学分数除以累计尝试的学分数来衡量完成的学分数的百分比. The minimum requirement is 67 percent. For financial aid purposes, a course is considered complete if a grade of A, B, C, D, P, 或者R是挣来的. Grades of F, W, and I are considered unsuccesful grades and reduce the completion rate.
STANDARD 3: MAXIMUM CREDIT LIMIT
完成学位或证书的最长时间框架受联邦法规限制，为完成学位或证书所需公布学时数的150%. This includes transfer credits and all attempted credit hours, including completed credits, 审计, 不完整的, 取款, CLEP, and repeated or failed classes. Students must be able to complete their program with the maximum credit limit. 一旦在数学上不可能在最大学分限制内完成，学生将被置于拒绝(DEN)状态.
上诉程序
Students placed in denied status have the right to appeal. All appeals are reviewed by the Satisfactory Progress Committee. When reviewing appeals, 委员会寻找减轻情节(不寻常或特殊情况，超出学生的控制，学生无法计划).
HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPEAL
To submit an appeal, follow these steps:
- 经济援助满意进展申诉表是一份电子表格，学生可以通过他们的经济援助自助服务获得. 自助服务, 学生应该通过点击页面中间的SAP状态横幅来审查他们满意的学业进展. 从那里, the SAP appeal form is available by clicking on the SAP Appeal Form link under Helpful links. 学生申诉适用于所有要求联邦财政援助的学生和适用内布拉斯加州学费减免的合格学生. If you are requesting 联邦 Aid, you must have a FAFSA on file.
- Complete the electronic appeal form. Students will be asked to respond to three questions.
- 解释导致你无法保持令人满意的财政援助进展的情况.
- Explain how you have addressed any circumstances.
- Confirm your program of study and how many hours to completion.
- Submit any supporting documentation to aide in the review of the appeal.
覆核上诉
The 金融援助 Satisfactory Progress Committee reviews appeals. 学生将通过OPE电子竞技官网学生电子邮件和财务援助自助服务通知委员会的决定.
When an appeal is approved, aid is rein状态d for the quarter the student requested the appeal. If the student does not attend during the rein状态ment quarter, the rein状态ment will apply to next quarter of enrollment. 学生被置于监控状态(有关监控状态的详细信息，请参阅财务援助SAP状态).
When an appeals are denied or students decide not to appeal, 学生有责任在他们的OPE电子竞技官网账户上支付所有教育费用，直到他们上诉或成功恢复良好的信誉.
FINANCIAL AID SATISFACTORY PROGRESS Statuses
Statuses are determined for all students at the end of each quarter of enrollment.
良好信誉(gs)
Good standing status is given to students who meet all three Satisfactory Progress standards.
警告(WRN)
在第一季度之后未达到SAP标准的学生将受到警告，并可能在下一个学期继续获得经济援助. 如果他们在SAP中取得进展，他们的状态可能会变回良好状态，如果他们继续不符合SAP标准，他们的状态可能会被拒绝.
否认(穴)
Students who do not meet SAP at the end of a warning quarter, or those who are over the maximum timeframe are moved to denied status. 联邦 Student Aid (FSA) programs are denied. However, students are afforded the opportunity to appeal the denial.
MONITORING/PROBATION (MON)
上诉被批准的学生在下一个季度被置于观察/试用状态. Students on probation must meet the requirements for continued financial aid eligibility; complete all attempted credits, achieve a minimum quarterly GPA of 2.成绩不超过0分或以上，且修满本专业所修学分不得超过150%. 在试用期间, 学生必须遵循其上诉中批准的学术课程，并且在恢复良好信誉之前不能改变其学习计划.
MAX TIME APPROVED (MAX)
Students with an approved max timeframe appeal are eligible for aid for the subsequent quarter. While on max time approved status, students must follow their academic program.
课程处理
审计课程
Audit courses are ineligible for financial aid funding and do not count toward the number of attempted credits or the number of earned credits; however, they do count toward the maximum credit limit.
重复的课程
如果学生已经获得R级成绩，则只能获得一次重复课程的经济资助, P, D or better in the course. 重复课程的学分计入尝试学分和已修学分，并计入最高学分限额. 除了, 第一次修习该课程的成绩，以及所有重修该课程的次数，均计入“满意进展”累积GPA.
开发课程
被经济援助合格项目录取的学生有资格获得多达45个发展学分的联邦援助. 发展学分计入尝试和获得的学分，并计入最高学分限额. They also affect the Satisfactory Progress cumulative GPA.
DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES
参加OPE电子竞技官网课程的高中生将适用于他们的高中毕业要求并在OPE电子竞技官网获得学分，他们没有资格获得联邦援助. When dual enrollment students graduate from high school, enroll in financial aid eligible programs at OPE电子竞技官网 and apply for financial aid, 在双注册计划下的OPE电子竞技官网课程的学分计入尝试和完成的学分，并计入最高学分限额. These credits also affect the Satisfactory Progress cumulative GPA.