Financial Aid Probation

UHC includes financial aid probation as part of the satisfactory progress policy.

When a student loses federal financial aid eligibility because he/she failed to make satisfactory progress, the student may appeal that determination on the basis of: injury or illness, the death of a relative, or other special circumstances. Any appeal submitted by a student must explain why he/she failed to make satisfactory progress and what has changed in his situation that will allow him to make satisfactory progress at the next evaluation.

If the Financial Aid Office determines, based on the appeal, that the student should be able to meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress standards by the end of the subsequent payment period, the student may be placed on probation without an academic plan. Generally speaking, UHC will not utilize this option and instead require all deficient students to meet with an academic advisor to develop or review their academic plan.

At the end of term on probation, the student must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements or must be meeting the requirements of the academic plan. Students who are placed on probation must:

• Achieve either at least a 2.0 Grade Point Average or the term GPA established in the student’s academic plan for the term of probation; and
• Successfully complete ALL courses attempted.

A student who meets the above requirements of the academic plan can have the probation status continued for another term. A student who does not meet these requirements would have to successfully appeal to be placed on probation and have another academic plan. This appeal must explain why he/she failed to make satisfactory progress and what has changed in his situation that will allow him to make satisfactory progress at the next evaluation as well as detailed information about why the student failed to meet the requirements of the probation period, including what had changed and why the student will be able to meet the terms of the academic plan.

A student may be placed on probation for one term per appeal. It is possible that a student could be placed on probation more than once in his or her academic career, if there are successful appeals submitted and evaluated by the Financial Aid Office.