Federal regulations require IUPUI to establish and apply reasonable standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for the purpose of receiving financial assistance. Therefore, to receive financial aid, a student must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall.
In addition to GPA standards, there are policies regarding course enrollment and completion rates, duration of eligibility, repeating classes, and unofficial withdrawals. For more information, please visit www.iupui.edu/finaid/services/info/sap. If students fail to meet these standards, they will be denied financial aid until satisfactory progress is achieved. However, students may submit an appeal if they have documented mitigating circumstances.
Course Enrollment and Completion
In addition to GPA standards, students must complete a minimum of 67 percent of the credit hours for which they receive a grade each semester. Example: If students enroll in 12 or more credit hours (full time) they must complete 9 credit hours to meet the completion rate requirement. Completion of a course for credit requires a grade that indicates students have finished all work for the course during the semester for which assistance was received. Course work grades of A, B, C, D, P (pass), or S (satisfactory), are indicators that meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Grades that do not indicate course completion are W (withdrawal), F (failing), and I (incomplete).
Duration of Eligibility
In addition to meeting the minimum GPA and course completion requirements, a student must also meet the duration of eligibility requirements. Students may not exceed 150 percent of the published length of the educational program. All courses taken within the IU system in which students receive a grade will be counted toward the duration of eligibility. All transfer credit hours that appear on the academic transcript will be counted toward the duration of eligibility. Once students have exceeded the 150 percent level of their program, they will no longer be eligible for financial assistance as undergraduate students.
We are required to select students at the point in time we determine they may not be able to meet the 150% requirement. Therefore, we begin to select students when they have attempted the following:
- Certificate Degree - more than 30 hours attempted
- Associate’s Degree - more than 80 hours attempted
- Bachelor's Degree - more than 160 hours attempted
- Master's Degree - more than 60 hours attempted
- Doctoral Degree - more than 120 hours attempted
Unofficial Withdrawals
If a students receives all grades of F or a combination of all F, FN, and W grades, the financial aid office will determine the last date of attendance by a review of the Office of the Registrar’s records. Financial aid for that term will be re-calculated based upon the date of the unofficial withdrawal and may require repayment of all grants and loans to the school by the student.
If mitigating circumstances affect students’ ability to meet the SAP policy, those students are required to submit a detailed explanation of the reasons for poor academic performance. In addition, an academic advisor’s recommendation is required. Possible mitigating circumstances are the death of a relative, an injury to or illness of the student, and other special circumstances that can be documented on a case-by-case basis. Appeal forms may be printed from the financial aid Web site (www.iupui.edu/finaid).
Contacting the Office of Student Financial Services:
Web site: www.iupui.edu/finaid
Phone: (317) 274-4162
Fax: (317) 274-3664
Walk-in Counseling: Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.