Satisfactory Academic Progress

The number of credit hours a student attempts may not exceed 150% of the number of credit hours required for graduation in their program of study, as published in the University catalog.

You are limited to the following number of attempted hours to complete your degree or certification program:

• Undergraduate degree/certification = 180 attempted credit hours
• Master degree/certification = 54 attempted credit hours
• Doctoral candidates = 90 attempted credit hours

Attempted hours include all credit hours you have transferred from another institution as well as all credit hours you have registered to take at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, whether or not you earn a grade, receive credit, or receive financial aid.

The following grades are considered credit hours attempted, but not completed/earned:

• Grades of F or NC (No Credit)
• I ( Incomplete)
• W (Withdrawal from courses)

The following grades are considered credit hours attempted and successfully completed/earned:

• Grades of A, B, C, D,
• CR (Credit)
• IP (In Progress)

You must successfully complete/earn a minimum of 67% of all attempted course work. All partial credit hours will be rounded down to the nearest hour.

Examples

• If a student attempts (registers for) 24 credit hours in an academic year, they must complete a minimum of 16 credit hours (24 x 67% = 16) in order to meet SAP for the year.
• If at the end of the second year, a student has attempted 60 credit hours, they must have completed a minimum of 40 credit hours (60 x 67% = 40) in order to meet SAP for the year.

Attempted hours include all credit hours you have transferred from another institution as well as all credit hours you have registered to take at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, whether or not you earn a grade, receive credit, or receive financial aid.

Grade Specifications

The following grades are considered credit hours attempted, but not completed/earned:

• Grades of F or NC (No Credit)
• I ( Incomplete)
• W (Withdrawal from courses)

The following grades are considered credit hours attempted and successfully completed/earned:

• Grades of A, B, C, D,
• CR (Credit)
• IP (In Progress)

Your eligibility to receive financial aid will be based on the number of credit hours you are enrolled to take on the official day of census (12th class day in the regular fall & spring semesters; 4th class day for summer terms). If you register for a class or classes, and then drop prior to the official day of census, your financial aid award will be adjusted to match your enrollment status. As a result, you may have to return a portion of the aid you received to the Business Office.

If you drop a class or classes after the census date, those credit hours will be counted towards your attempted credit hours for the purpose of maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (see Successful credit hour completion rate above).

If you fail to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress due to extenuating circumstances, you may submit an appeal to be reviewed by an Aid Appeals Committee. To appeal for reinstatement of financial aid eligibility, you must submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP Appeal) Request form to the Office of Student Financial Assistance. With this form, you must include:

• A letter and supporting documentation providing a detailed explanation of the extenuating circumstance (e.g., personal injury or medical problems, illness or death of an immediate family member, etc.), OR
• If you have exceeded the maximum time frame and are appealing based on a change of major, state the reason for the change and indicate the number of hours remaining to be taken in the new major.

If you fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress due to extenuating circumstances, you may submit an appeal to be reviewed by an Aid Appeals Committee. To appeal for reinstatement of financial aid eligibility, you must submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP Appeal) Request form to the Office of Student Financial Assistance. With this form, you must include:

• A letter and supporting documentation providing a detailed explanation of the extenuating circumstance (e.g., personal injury or medical problems, illness or death of an immediate family member, etc.), OR
• If you have exceeded the maximum time frame and are appealing based on a change of major, state the reason for the change and indicate the number of hours remaining to be taken in the new major.