Federal Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Presentation College (PC) has established the following policy and procedure to define and administer Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for those students who are recipients of Title IV* (or federal) funding, as well as several other types of financial assistance administered by the College. All recipients of Title IV* funding are governed by this policy as specified below. The SAP policy is in accordance with and references the language from regulations, CFR 34, Section 668.16, promulgated under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended. The College adheres to federal policy, as set forth in HEA in the administration of SAP for Title IV* recipients, in all respects.
The College has also established academic standards apart from the SAP policy that govern all students including those who are not Title IV* recipients. HEA requires that, to demonstrate administrative capability, an institution must have a SAP policy that is equivalent to or stricter for Title IV* recipients than the standards for students enrolled in the same educational program who are not receiving federal aid. Students who are Title IV* aid recipients are also subject to all of the College's academic policies and must meet those standards in addition to the minimum federal policies detailed below. In those instances when the College's academic policies are stricter than the minimum SAP standard, students are subject to the College's academic policy for receipt, continuation or reinstatement of their Title IV* financial aid. Thus, PC's SAP policy is stricter for Title IV* recipients than it is for those students who are not receiving federal aid. For additional information about the College's academic progress policies that govern all students please read that section of the catalog.
The SAP policy applies to the following types of Title IV* aid:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- Federal Work Study (FWS)
- Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized)
- Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
- Federal Graduate PLUS Loan
The SAP policy also applies to several other types of financial aid that are administered by the College which may include, but not be limited to, institutional aid, Minnesota state grants and work study, and scholarships (which may require a higher grade point average than the minimum in the SAP policy). Academic progress (and other) requirements for non-Title IV* aid are described in the eligibility criteria for those forms of assistance.