Satisfactory Academic Progress

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Federal student financial assistance regulations require Kansas State University, as an institution offering federal, Title IV, forms of student financial assistance, to measure Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) of each attending student on a regular basis. SAP, as assessed by K-State’s Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA), is separate and distinct from a student’s academic standing as determined by their college or academic unit at K-State. SAP is a method of measuring a student’s progress toward program completion. To be eligible for Title IV aid, a student must maintain satisfactory academic progress. SAP is measured using qualitative and quantitative tests. Qualitative tests reference a student’s grades (e.g., cumulative GPA) and quantitative tests reference a student’s pace to the successful completion of their program of study.

Students who are placed on SAP exclusion, as detailed below, are ineligible to receive federal, Title IV, forms of student financial assistance. Examples of Title IV assistance include Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work Study, Federal Direct Loans (subsidized and/or unsubsidized), Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan, Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan, Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant.

In addition, students placed on SAP exclusion may also become ineligible for non-Title IV forms of student financial assistance. Examples of such non-Title IV forms of assistance include Health Professions Student Loan Program, K-State’s Spouse/Dependent Grant, State of Kansas Scholarship Program, etc.

K-State’s Office of Student Financial Assistance is responsible for measuring SAP for the purposes of monitoring federal, Title IV, student aid eligibility. To that end, several office staff members may assist at various stages of the SAP monitoring process.

SAP Policy Sections