State Satisfactory Academic Progress
State Satisfactory Academic Progress Guidelines (as of 5/27/11)
Students must make Satisfactory Academic Progress towards their degrees, as defined by New York State, in order to continue to receive state aid including APTS and TAP . For state aid, Satisfactory Academic Progress consists of two elements: academic progress and pursuit of program. Academic progress is a measure of earning credits toward a degree with a specified grade point average. Pursuit of program is a measure of the student’s degree completion.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Chart
Applies to students first receiving aid 2007-08 through and including 2009-10, and remedial students 1st receiving aid in 2007-08 and thereafter.
|
Before Being Certified For This Payment |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th | 10th |
|
Pursuit: A student must have completed this percentage of 12 equated credits if full-time, or this percentage of entire course load if part-time |
0 |
50% |
50% |
75% |
75% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% | 100% |
|
Academic Progress: A Student Must Have Accrued At Least This Many Credits |
0 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
33 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 | 105 |
|
With At Least this Grade Point Average |
0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 | 2.0 |
Applies to non-remedial students first receiving aid in 2010-11 and thereafter (New Standards in Proposed Budget)
| Before Being Certified For This Payment | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Pursuit: A Student must have completed this percentage of 12 equated credits if full-time, or this percentage of entire course load if part-time | 0 | 50% | 50% | 75% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Academic Progress: A Student Must Have Accrued At Least This Many Credits | 0 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 66 | 81 | 96 | 111 |
| With At Least this Grade Point Average | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Note: Transfer students who have received two or more years of TAP are eligible for TAP in their initial term at York but must meet the C average requirement thereafter.
Petitioning for a Waiver of Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards for State Aid
Students will be measured against the Satisfactory Academic Progress standard at the end of the each term to determine eligibility for receipt of state student financial assistance for the upcoming year. This is a complete review of all semesters with attendance, whether or not any state student aid was received.
If you do not meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress standards you will be notified by letter mid-June (for Fall semester) and mid-January (for Spring semester). Students who wish to petition for a waiver of the Satisfactory Academic Progress standards will be sent a petition form along with instructions. Petitions will be evaluated for extenuating circumstances such as personal illness, injury, personal tragedy, or changes in academic program, and the reasonableness of the student’s capability for improvement to meet the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled.
