Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) - Graduate Programs

To be in good academic standing with the college and to be eligible to receive Title IV financial aid, students must maintain satisfactory academic progress.

At the end of each semester, each student is evaluated on three components to determine if s/he is maintaining satisfactory academic progress:

three components to maintain satisfactory academic progress
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)	Students enrolled in graduate-level programs must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
Incremental Completion Rate	Students enrolled in graduate-level programs must complete a minimum of 66.67% of the cumulative credits attempted at the end of each semester to be making satisfactory academic progress.
Maximum Timeframe	A student may not attempt more than 150 percent of the credits in his/her program. The requirements for Incremental Completion Rate are to assure that students are progressing at a rate to complete their program within the Maximum Time Frame. Students in graduate programs are only permitted to repeat one failed course (see Repeated Courses). The minimum number of credit hours required for a graduate degree at ECPI varies; therefore, the maximum number of credit hours that a student may attempt will vary. Example 1: In a graduate program consisting of 36 semester credit hours, the student must complete the program within a maximum of 54 attempted semester credit hours. Example 2: In a graduate program consisting of 49 semester credit hours, the student must complete the program within a maximum of 73.5 semester credit hours. The maximum timeframe always applies to the program of study in which the student is enrolled. Graduate students who exceed 150% of the program credits will be dismissed from the University.

three components to maintain satisfactory academic progress

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

Students enrolled in graduate-level programs must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.0.

Incremental Completion Rate

Students enrolled in graduate-level programs must complete a minimum of 66.67% of the cumulative credits attempted at the end of each semester to be making satisfactory academic progress.

Maximum Timeframe

A student may not attempt more than 150 percent of the credits in his/her program. The requirements for Incremental Completion Rate are to assure that students are progressing at a rate to complete their program within the Maximum Time Frame. Students in graduate programs are only permitted to repeat one failed course (see Repeated Courses).

The minimum number of credit hours required for a graduate degree at ECPI varies; therefore, the maximum number of credit hours that a student may attempt will vary.

Example 1: In a graduate program consisting of 36 semester credit hours, the student must complete the program within a maximum of 54 attempted semester credit hours.
Example 2: In a graduate program consisting of 49 semester credit hours, the student must complete the program within a maximum of 73.5 semester credit hours.

The maximum timeframe always applies to the program of study in which the student is enrolled.

Graduate students who exceed 150% of the program credits will be dismissed from the University.

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