Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Status

PAU reviews student’s Academic Progress at the end of each quarter (fall, winter, spring, and summer) and following are the classifications:

Good: A student has met the SAP standards and is eligible to receive financial aid.
Warning: A student who fails to meet the SAP standards for a quarter will be placed on Financial Aid “Warning” status for the following quarter. The student can still receive financial aid while on Warning status, but must meet SAP standards by the end of the Warning quarter for continued eligibility. Students who are placed on Financial Aid Warning will receive notification from the financial aid office via email.
Suspension: Students who fail to maintain SAP standards for two consecutive quarters or who have exceeded the maximum time frame to complete their program will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension, and lose eligibility for all forms of financial aid for any future quarters enrolled at PAU. Students who are placed on Financial Aid Suspension will receive notification from the financial aid office via email. Students that are placed on Financial Aid Suspension have the right to file an appeal. Please see Appeals.
Probation: Students who re-establish financial aid eligibility via an approved appeal will be placed on Probation status. Students placed on probation status will be reviewed at the end of the next quarter of enrollment at PAU. It is expected that at the end of the quarter, the student will have met all SAP standards. If s/he does not, the student will be placed on suspension status and is not eligible for another appeal, unless the student submitted an approved academic plan and met the requirements of the academic plan. As long as the probation student is meeting the requirements of an approved academic plan, they will remain eligible for financial aid.