Standard of Satisfactory Academic Progress
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Federal regulations require that financial aid recipients meet certain academic standards to be eligible for federal financial aid. To ensure financial aid recipients are making satisfactory academic progress, academic transcripts are reviewed at the end of each term to determine eligibility for the next term. All terms of attendance are reviewed, including periods in which the student did not receive financial aid.
CNM Standards
- Qualitative Progress: Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (a C average). Grade point values are: A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0. Grades of I, CR, PR, NC, W, AU and TR are not calculated in the GPA. In the case of a repeat course, only the higher grade is calculated into the grade point average.
- Completion Rate: Students must complete a minimum of 70 percent of all course work (registered credit hours) attempted at CNM. Any course with a grade of withdraw (W), (F), incomplete (I), progress (PR), audit (AU) or No Credit (NC) is not considered completed course work. Repeated courses are included in the calculation. Repeated courses with status code of 'E' are considered attempted but not completed.
- Maximum Time Frame: Students must complete their program within 150 percent of the credit hours required by the program. Students who have reached the maximum allowable time will be suspended from receiving financial aid. Preparatory hours are excluded from this calculation. Repeated courses and transfer credits accepted by CNM are included if you have declared an articulating major.
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Financial Aid Probation
Recipients are placed on financial aid probation when they fail to meet the qualitative or completion rate components of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Students will receive federal student aid during the probationary term. Students must qualify for Conditional Probation (below) at the end of the probationary term or they will be suspended from aid (see Financial Aid Suspension below).
Conditional Probation
Students who would otherwise be suspended as a result of not meeting the SAP will be placed on Conditional Probation if they are able to demonstrate that SAP standards were met during the preceding term by establishing a 2.0 grade point average and completing 70 percent of the coursework. Students exceeding Maximum Time Frame are not eligible for Conditional Probation.
Financial Aid Suspension
Students are suspended from receiving financial aid if they do not meet the SAP by the end of their probationary term. Students on financial aid suspension will not receive any form of Federal or State Financial Aid (Grants, Student Loans, Student Employment). Financial aid eligibility may be reinstated by qualifying for Conditional Probation, or when all Standard of Satisfactory Academic Progress are met. Students suspended from receiving financial aid are not eligible for a financial aid deferment.
