Satisfactory Academic Progress

What is it?

Basically, when students receive Financial Aid, they are receiving money from the Federal Government. Any money received is to be used towards the student’s educational expenses. This is where Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy comes into play. In order to continue receiving financial aid, students have to maintain some type of measurable satisfactory academic progress. This means that students must continually progress academically in order to remain eligible to receive Federal (and in some instances, State) financial aid.

How is it measured?

Here at UTPA, we measure satisfactory academic progress by academic hours completed. Every student enrolled is expected to complete and receive a passing letter grade in a pre-determined number of classes every semester. The number of hours a student must complete and pass depends on two things; academic classification and enrollment status. Anytime a student ends a semester below the minimum number of hours required, a student is considered deficient. It’s important to realize that it’s not just failed courses that result in deficiencies. Any dropped courses (Drop-Pass or Drop-Fail) after the census date (12th class day) and any incomplete courses will also result in deficiencies.

• Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
• Undergraduate SAP Policy
• Graduate SAP Policy
• Satisfactory Academic Progress Deficiency Worksheet

NOTICE:
Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress is extremely important for all UTPA Students. For more information or to find your specific semester requirements, please click on the links above to access our Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy in Full Version.