Financial Aid (FA) Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy

Federal regulations require that all students who receive any federal or state financial assistance make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree at Centre College. Satisfactory Academic Progress will be required for the following types of financial aid: Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, KHEAA State Grants, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Stafford Loans, Federal PLUS Loans, other aid involving Title IV funds, or any other aid for which satisfactory progress is a requirement. These policies apply only to eligibility to receive financial aid and not to academic status. The Satisfactory Academic Progress of students will be monitored at the end of each spring semester. Recipients of Centre College endowment funds – other than merit scholarships – must meet the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress below. However, these funds will only be awarded for a maximum of ten (10) long terms. Failure to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress standards results in the loss of financial aid as outlined above.

Satisfactory Academic Progress is measured in three ways:

Students must progress qualitatively by earning the required grade point average (Achievement).

Students must progress quantitatively by completing the required minimum number of credits each year (Pace).

Students must complete their program of study within a reasonable time period (Duration).