Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
Undergraduate students receiving any of the forms of financial aid listed below are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to continue to receive financial aid in subsequent semesters:
• Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants
• Federal Work Study
• Federal Pell Grants
• NYS Tuition Assistance Grants*
• NYS Enhanced Tuition Awards*
• Aid for Part-time Study
• One or more of the Federal Direct Loan Programs including Stafford Student Loans and Parent PLUS loans
• All Manhattanville Scholarships
• Manhattanville Grants
*NYS TAP and ETA Awards have renewal criteria that differs significantly from the Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress standard that is discussed here. Please speak to a Financial Aid Counselor if you have questions about these programs.
A college’s Satisfactory Academic Progress policy must include both a qualitative measure (such as cumulative grade point average) and a quantitative measure (such as maximum time frame for completion). The law specifies that by the end of the second academic year, the student must have the equivalent of at least a “C” average and have an academic standing that is consistent with the requirement for graduation. The following chart comprises the requirements for academic pursuit and progress here at Manhattanville College:
FULL-TIME SEMESTERS* CUMULATIVE GPA (ON A 4.0 SCALE) CUMULATIVE CREDIT
1 1.7**
2 1.8** 15
3 1.9
4 2.0 30
5 2.0
6 2.0 51
7 2.0
8 2.0 72
9 2.0
10 2.0 96
11 2.0
12 2.0 120
Most undergraduate programs at Manhattanville are completed in one-hundred and twenty (120) credits. A student in the majority of majors at Manhattanville must complete their program within attempting one-hundred and eighty (180) credits. Students who have not earned a degree within this time frame are not eligible to receive any further federal aid. NOTE: If you are enrolled in any of the following majors, please consult your Academic Advisor for the specific number of credits required for completion of your program:
• Art [Studio] – BA
• Art [Studio] – BFA
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Dance & Theatre – BA
• Musical Theatre – BFA
• Music – BMus
Every semester the Office of Financial Aid reviews the academic progress of all students who are in receipt of financial aid. Students not meeting the minimum credit or G.P.A. requirements will be notified that they are ineligible to continue to receive financial assistance or that they have been placed on Satisfactory Academic Progress warning or probation. This notification will be mailed to students at the end of each semester, with copies forwarded to the Office of Academic Advising.
Students that fail to meet the standards listed above are placed on "Financial Aid Warning". Students on "Financial Aid Warning" may receive one additional semester of aid and will be evaluated at the end of that semester. A student may not have consecutive semesters of “Financial Aid Warning”.
Students who, after one semester of “Financial Aid Warning”, still are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on "Financial Aid Probation". Students that are on “Financial Aid Probation” may appeal for one additional semester of aid. For more information on the appeal process please see below.
Students that are placed on “Financial Aid Probation” that: a) do not submit an appeal, b) have had their appeals denied or c) have had an approved appeal but still are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress after the end of the subsequent semester, may not receive any financial aid until they meet the credit or Cumulative G.P.A. standards. Because credits obtained from other colleges or universities do not count toward the Cumulative G.P.A. students that fail to meet Manhattanville’s Cumulative G.P.A. requirement must take courses at Manhattanville College at their own expense. Students that fail to meet the cumulative credit requirement may transfer credits from another college. When the student meets the minimum credit and G.P.A. requirements, financial aid eligibility will be restored.
Students that have questions regarding the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy or financial aid eligibility should contact the Financial Aid Office at (914) 323-5357.