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Eastern New Mexico University

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy

Federal regulations require that students receiving Title IV Financial Aid maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress toward degree completion. Title IV Aid includes Grants, Workstudy, Stafford and Perkins Loans. Following is the policy used by Eastern New Mexico University to determine Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Title IV Financial Aid consideration:

SAP Requirements

Degree ENMU Completion Rate ENMU GPA Overall Maximum Time Frame
Associates or 2-year Certificate 67% 2.0 106 Attempted Hours
Bachelors 67% 2.0 196 Attempted Hours
Second Bachelors 67% 2.5 196 Attempted Hours
Teacher Certification* 67% 2.8 196 Attempted Hours
Masters 67% 3.0 70 Attempted Hours

 

ENMU Completion Rate

The percentage of work a student has successfully completed at all campuses of Eastern New Mexico University.

ENMU Completion Rate:

institutional hours passed divided by institutional hours completed

Example:

72 hours passed divided by 85 hours completed equals 84 percent completion rate

ENMU GPA

Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) earned on course work at all campuses of Eastern New Mexico University.

Overall Maximum Time Frame

Maximum Time Frame is calculated as 150% of the hours necessary to complete the degree program and includes hours attempted at all post-secondary institutions. Title IV Financial Aid eligibility expires once the time frame is exceeded.

Students with progressive history may request extension by submitting a course outline and degree plan to the Financial Aid Office.

Students granted extension must complete all attempted hours with the GPA required by their program.

*Teacher Certification

Teacher Certification applies to students who already have a Bachelors Degree and are returning for certification only.

Grade Calculation

Grades of "F", "I", "U" and "W" are considered unsuccessful completion of the course and count against your completion rate and maximum time frame calculations. Grade of “S” will count as work completed and will be counted as successful completion of the course. Since no grade point is given for the grade, it is not calculated into the GPA.

Academic Progress Status

Once grades are posted at the end of each semester, Financial Aid SAP Status will be updated for the next term. Students will be assigned a new status based on the semester’s results:

SAP Status

Academic Progress Status Result Status Result
Meeting Completion Rate & GPA Eligible Eligible
1st Failure Warning Provisional Eligibility
2nd Failure Probation Provisional Eligibility
3rd Failure Denied Not Eligible

 

Students may review their Financial Aid Academic Progress on-line by accessing their personal ENMU account at www.enmu.edu/current-students and following links to the Financial Aid area.

Students with Provisional Eligibility–don't waste these opportunities to prove you can make progress.

Denied status means you will lose your Title IV Financial Aid funding eligibility and have to pay for classes on your own until you meet SAP.

Reinstatement

The Financial Aid and Scholarship Committee will only review written requests for Reinstatement for students who have extreme mitigating circumstances which prevented them from complying with the SAP Policy. The Vice President of Student Affairs may review decisions of the committee. The decision of the Vice President of Student Affairs is final. Contact the ENMU Financial Aid Office at 575.562.2194 for more information.

Academic Standing

Academic Progress maintained by the Financial Aid Office and is not the same as Academic Standing which is maintained by the Registrar's Office. Students must be academically eligible and registered at ENMU before written requests concerning Academic Progress will be reviewed.

 

Note: this policy may change at any time with proper approval.