Tag: SAP

Let’s Make it an eForm! SAP Edition

The Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal process will be a lot easier for students and their academic advisors moving forward! In May 2022, the Office of Student Financial Aid used GT eForms to implement a SAP Student Appeal eForm and a SAP Advisor Appeal eForm. The SAP Student Appeal eForm will be available in the …

SAP and the Disruption Grading Option – Round 2!

With another semester approved for disruption grading (SD/UD), we thought you all may appreciate a reminder on how it connects to Satisfactory Academic Program, which students must maintain to be eligible for financial aid. What is SAP usually? OSFA is required to evaluate three components at the end of each academic year for a student to maintain …

SAP in the Time of COVID-19, Pt 2

As you read about last month, the rules regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) have adjusted to give schools additional flexibilities in how it’s calculated due to the events of COVID-19 and it educational impacts. The SAP team has determined that students who fail SAP (whether due to COVID-19 related issues or not) will still be …

SAP in the Time of COVID-19

The CARES Act, passed by Congress back in March, besides providing emergency funding for students, also provides additional flexibilities to institutions regarding the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).  “An institution of higher education may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, exclude from the quantitative component of the calculation any attempted credits that were …