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Satisfactory Academic Progress Poticy To remain in good academic standing and maintain financial aid eligibility, students must meet the following minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards as measured at the end of each grading and/or payment period: i. Must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0. 2. Must maintain a rate of progress (ROP) of 66.67% or greater, 3 Must be able to complete the program within 150 percent of the program length (Maximum Time Frame [MTFI). Cum u tativei Grade Point Average (CGPA CGPA measures the quality of the student's work by assigning quality points to each letter grade and weighting the course by the credit hours, Only courses with earned grades required in the student's program of study are included in the CPGA calculation. In the case of repeated coursework, only the most recent attempt is counted toward the CGPA. Rate of Progress (ROP Students are required to maintain a satisfactory ROP toward successful completion of their program. ROP is defined as the credit hours completed divided by the credit hours attempted. All periods of the student's enrollment for the current program count when assessing progress, even periods in which the student did not receive Federal Student Aid (FSA) funds. Maximum Time Frame (MTF) Students must be able to successfully complete all the required course credit hours of their program within the Maximum Time Frame. To maintain SAP, the credit hours attempted cannot exceed one and one-half times (1.5) or i5o percent of the credit hours required to complete a program. SAP Evaluation Each program is broken down into grading periods and payment periods, At the end of each of these periods, the student's CGPA, ROP and MTF will be evaluated. The evaluation will ensure that all aspects of Satisfactory Academic Progress are met. A student failing to maintain the minimum standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress wilt be notified of such and will face administrative actions. These actions Include being placed on Academic Warning, Academic Probation or dismissal from the program at the end of a grading period. In addition, a student failing to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of a payment period may be placed in a Financial Aid (FA) Warning status or Financial Aid Probation status, or the student may lose Federal Financial Aid eligibility altogether. The outcome of SAP Evaluation is different depending on whether a student Is enrolled in a Non -Term Program or a Term eased Program. Non -Term Programs (Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Medical Office Administration) Academic Warnin A student not meeting all aspects of Satisfactory Academic Progress (CGPA, ROP and MTF) at the end of a grading period will be placed on Academic Warning. The school will advise the student of his or her status immediately upon completion of the SAP evaluation, and, in cooperation with campus academic leadership, the student will be required to complete an Academic Success Plan (ASP). The student will remain in Academic Warning status until; a.) the student's SAP is evaluated at the end of the upcoming grading period, is met, and the student is returned to good academic standing and Active status; or b.) the student does not meet the requirements agreed to in the Academic Success Plan created at the beginning of the grading period whereupon the student will be notified of pending dismissal from the program. A student may appeal pending dismissal In writing to the Academic Dean within 72 hours of notification. (see Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals) A student who does not file an appeal or for whom an appeal is not granted will be academically dismissed. A student submitting a successful appeal will be placed in Academic Probation status. Academic Probation A student on Academic Warning who does not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress standards at the end of the grading period must file an appeal. If the appeal Is approved, the student wit[ be placed on Academic Probation. A student on Academic Probation who fails to achieve Satisfactory Academic Progress or who fails to meet the requirements of the Academic Success Plan at the end of the grading period wilt be dismissed. Term Based Programs (All other programs not covered in the Non -Term Programs section above) Academic Warnin A student not meeting all aspects of Satisfactory Academic Progress (CGPA, ROP and MTF) at the end of a grading period wilt be placed on Academic Warning, The school will advise the student of his or her status 2022-2023 Garden Grove Catalog I Publication Date; May 20. 20231 Effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 74