Decisions of the SFS Appeals Committee

The Student Financial Services Appeals Committee will review all completed appeals submitted by the published deadline. There are three possible outcomes of the review.

1. The Student Financial Services Appeals Committee may deny a student’s appeal. The student is not eligible for financial aid until he/she meets the SAP requirements or successfully appeals his/her status.
2. The Student Financial Services Appeals Committee may approve a student’s appeal and place the student on financial aid probation. Financial aid probation lasts for one term of enrollment and the student becomes eligible for financial aid for that term. At the end of the term during which a student was placed on financial aid probation, the student must meet the SAP requirements in order to remain eligible for financial aid. If the student does not meet the SAP requirements at the end of the term on which he/she is on financial aid probation, the student is not eligible for financial aid until he/she meets the requirements or successfully appeals his/her status.
3. The Student Financial Services Appeals Committee may approve a student’s appeal based upon the academic plan developed by the academic dean and the student. In this case, the student will not be required to meet the SAP standards set forth in the policy but instead, must follow the academic plan. Once a student fails to follow the academic plan provided by the academic dean, to be eligible for financial aid the student must meet the SAP standards or submit a appeal that is approved by the Student Financial Services Appeals Committee.

The following examples demonstrate the relationship between an appeal approved based upon an academic plan and the impact it has on a student's SAP status.