4. Process for Participants Not Making Satisfactory Progress

1. The dean/director will review the unofficial transcript/grade report each semester it is submitted. Special attention will be given to timely completion of curriculum toward adequate portions of the degree plan to ensure that given similar diligence the faculty member can complete the degree within the standard time agreed upon in the application without extensions.
2. If the faculty member is not making satisfactory progress sufficient to complete the degree within the standard time agreed upon in the application or within a revised time-table approved in writing by the dean/director, the faculty member will be put on notice that eligibility for continued participation in the Graduate Studies Assistance Program is in jeopardy and that the participant will not be eligible for promotion and/or merit-based pay increases until satisfactory academic progress is demonstrated.
3. If satisfactory progress is not shown following the semester after being put on notice, the participant may lose eligibility for course load reduction at the discretion of the dean/director.
4. If the participant has not made satisfactory progress toward the completion of his/her graduate program during the 12-month period after being put on notice, then the university will notify the participant that it is abandoning its support of the academic effort. The participant will no longer be eligible for course relief, and the participant will be responsible for his/her own student loans.