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Things to know about SAP

Academic Plan

If your appeal is granted, you will be placed on an Academic Plan. The Academic Plan will require the student to meet two standards: earning a 2.0 semester GPA and passing 75 percent of the credit hours attempted for the semester.

These standards progress a student towards completion of their degree or certificate program within a reasonable time frame. Students will need to meet the requirements of the Academic Plan each payment period until meeting the SAP standards. Not enrolling in college for a period of time then re-enrolling will not bring the student into compliance with the SAP policy.

Other Factors Which May Impact a SAP Determination

"I" Grades
“I” (incomplete) grades could have an adverse effect on the student’s ability to maintain satisfactory
academic progress. An “I” grade will be considered “attempted,” but will not be considered to have been “completed.” It is the student’s responsibility to inform the Financial Aid Office if an “I” grade changes during a payment period. If the change of the grade will affect the student’s financial aid eligibility, the Financial Aid Office will perform a recalculation of aid eligibility during the payment period. Otherwise, the change of grade will not be factored into the cumulative pace rate until the next SAP evaluation. 
Withdrawals
“W” (withdrawn) grades could have an adverse effect on the student’s ability to maintain satisfactory
academic progress. A “W” grade will be considered “attempted,” but will not be considered to have been “completed.”
Repeated Courses
A student may only receive federal financial aid for one repetition (repeat) of any previously passed course (a passing grade is a D or better for the purposes of federal financial aid).
Developmental Courses
The maximum number of hours that a student may receive Title IV federal aid for developmental courses is 30 hours. Developmental courses are counted as attempted hours, completed hours and grades received for SAP purposes even if federal aid is not used for these courses.  
Change of Major
Students who change their major are still expected to complete the coursework for the new major within the maximum allowable hours. All attempted hours from a prior major will be included in the total attempted hours.

For purposes of determining student eligibility assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, an institution must establish reasonable standards for measuring whether a student is maintaining satisfactory academic progress. On October 29, 2010, the Secretary of Education published final rules aimed at improving the integrity of programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA, as amended. 

View the full SAP policy: LCTCS Policy 1.026 - May 2018 Revision