Suffolk University students are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to receive any form of financial assistance.  Satisfactory progress is evaluated at the end of each academic term by the Financial Aid Office, in conjunction with the Academic Standing Committee of each school.

Satisfactory academic progress requirements

• During the first two years of enrollment (full or part time), students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 1.8.
• After two years of enrollment, students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
• Graduate students required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Students must successfully complete at least 75% of the credits they attempt. (i.e., A student who has registered for 60 credits would be required to have successfully completed at least 45 credits). I.W, L, NG, Pass and Fail grades will be included in the determination of completion rate. Courses in which grades of NG or Pass are received will be considered as successfully completed.  Courses in which grades of W, L, Fail, or I are received, will be counted as not successfully completed.

When a student receives a final grade for a course that was previously incomplete, the GPA and completion rate will be recalculated. The student will be considered to have maintained satisfactory academic progress during the semester that the final grade was received.

The Academic Standing Committee and Financial Aid Office review each student’s progress at the end of each semester. Students not meeting the minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements are placed on probation for one semester. That means the student will continue to receive financial aid during the probation period, and his/her progress will be reviewed at the end of the semester.  If the student is still not meeting the minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements, he/she will lose eligibility for financial aid.

Students who are found to be ineligible for financial aid due to unsatisfactory academic progress will regain their eligibility once satisfactory progress requirements have been met.

Occasionally satisfactory academic progress requirements may be waived if mitigating circumstances prevented the student from meeting the requirements. Such circumstances would include illness of the student, or death or illness of a family member.  All requests for waiver of the requirements must be submitted in writing to the Director of Financial Aid. The request must outline the reason for the waiver and should include any supporting documentation.  The Director of Financial Aid and/or the Dean of Students will determine what action will be taken.

Note: Students will be eligible for financial aid to cover each failed course only once.