Satisfactory Academic Progress
Federal regulations (HEA Sec. 484(c)) require that Central Michigan University monitor the satisfactory academic progress of all students regardless if they have received financial aid in previous semesters. These financial aid requirements are separate from students’ academic requirements. To maintain eligibility for federal student aid, as well as most state and institutional student aid programs, there are three distinct criteria that must be monitored and met.
- Quantitative standard: Students must complete 67% of all CMU credits attempted each semester of enrollment which includes the summer semester.
- Qualitative standard: Students must maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA as an undergraduate student and a 3.00 cumulative GPA as a graduate student. http://www.back2college.com/raisegpa.htm may be used as a tool to assist you in maintaining this cumulative GPA requirement.
- Maximum time frame standard: The number of attempted credits in which a student is expected to finish a program cannot exceed 150 percent of the published length of the program.