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Satisfactory Academic Progress

 

Students who attend Eastern Oregon University with financial aid are required to make progress toward a degree in order to continue receiving financial aid. This progrss is measured in two ways--by grade point average and by number of credits completed.

Grade Point Average: This shows the quality of academic progress. The Financial Aid Office reviews student grades after each term. Students are required to complete all classes with an average term GPA of 2.0 or better regardless of how many credits they take. In addition, students must meet the academic standards set forth by Eastern. If a student is suspended because of failure to meet those standards, their aid will be revoked as well. The first appeal to the Academic Standards Committee will also serve as an appeal for financial aid. If a student should be suspended again, a financial aid appeal must be made in addition to the academic standards appeal.

Number of Credits Completed: By the end of the term, students must complete the minimum number of credits that were funded with financial aid for that term. The table below indicates the minimums for undergraduate and graduate students. Students who plan on attending part-time or who find they must drop from full-time to part-time must make arrangements with the financial aid office for each part-time term.

Minimum Number of Credits to Complete for Satisfactory Progress
Student Status	Undergrad	Grad
Full-Time	12	9
3/4 Time	9	7
Half-Time	6	5

In addition, students must complete their degree and graduate in a timely manner. This means that the number of attempted hours must not exceed 150% of the required hours for a degree. If students are working toward the 186 credit hour requirement for graduation, they have a maximum of 279 hours to finish their degree. Students with a 180 hour requirement have a maximum of 270 credit hours to finish. Students in excess of this who have not graduated will have their aid revoked. This holds true regardless of how many of those credits were paid for by financial aid. For more information see the Academic Standards policy webpage.

Appeal Process: If a student's aid is revoked, they can appeal. This appeal may be reviewed within the Financial Aid Office, or it may have to be reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee. We strongly urge students to get appeals in before the end of the first week of each term in order to be reviewed for that term. Appeal forms are available through the Financial Aid Office or from our forms webpage.

Financial Aid Reinstatement: Students with extenuating circumstances may appeal their aid revoke and be approved to receive further aid. The Financial Aid Office or the Financial Aid Committee may require that the student take fewer credits for future terms or may require the student to finish 12 credits with a 2.00 GPA or better without aid before having their aid reinstated. These requirements may be in addition to any requirements set by the Academic Standards Committee.