General Provisions (Part A)

Section 668.16(e) of the student general provisions requires that financial aid recipients maintain satisfactory progress for continued eligibility for Title IV funding. Funding under this title includes the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal College Work Study, Federal Perkins Loan, and the Federal Stafford Loan Programs (subsidized and unsubsidized loans). This policy includes all funding from the State of Kansas for the Kansas Comprehensive Grant Program, various scholarship programs administered by the State of Kansas and all university scholarships.

The Financial Assistance Office will determine the satisfactory progress of each student receiving assistance at the completion of the fall, spring, and summer/terms. Eligibility relative to this policy may also be reviewed as students apply for aid at FHSU. The Office of Financial Assistance will notify students, by mail, who do not meet the standards. All credits accepted by the university from other institutions will be used to calculate eligibility.

Financial Aid Probation: Students who do not meet one or more of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy standards (see Part B and Part C) will be placed on probation as a warning that their academic work is below the standard. Students are required to complete a Satisfactory Academic Progress Contract before future aid will be processed. Undergraduate students who are provisionally admitted to FHSU due to poor academic performance will automatically be placed on probation. If a student corrects the deficiency by grade changes or meeting the standards by work on their own, they will be removed from probation. Probation status cannot be appealed.

Financial Aid Suspension: Students who do not fulfill their probationary contract obligations will be suspended and prohibited from receiving future aid until all standards are met. In addition, any financial aid recipient who receives all unsatisfactory grades (U) at the end of a term will automatically be suspended (i.e. no probationary period will be granted). Eligibility processing for suspended students will be discontinued and any aid available will be canceled.

Students may appeal financial aid suspensions to the Financial Aid Appeals Committee unless they have been dismissed from the university or have not been academically reinstated by the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Office. Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid Eligibility should not be confused with the university's academic policy.

All appeal decisions addressed by the committee are final and not subject to further review. Reinstatement of any aid originally awarded to a suspended student is at the committee's descretion. A Financial Aid Suspension Appeal Form must be completed and returned to the Office of Student Affairs. Once this step has been completed, students must call the Office of Student Affairs at 785-628-4277 to schedule an appeal with the Financial Aid Appeals Committee.