Satisfactory Academic Progress
 Financial aid recipients must make satisfactory academic progress to maintain eligibility for financial aid. Fayetteville State University defines satisfactory academic progress in quantitative and qualitative terms. In addition to meeting the university’s scholastic standards (see “Academic Regulations”), students must also earn at least 67% of the hours they attempt. Students are evaluated for satisfactory academic progress at the end of the Spring Semester each year, at which time students must have earned at least the minimum GPA and quality hours specified below.
| Total number of attempted hours: |
Minimum cumulative GPA |
Minimum earned hours |
| 1 – 29 |
1.5 |
67% of attempted hours |
| 30 – 59 |
1.8 |
67% of attempted hours |
| 60 or more |
2.0 |
67% of attempted hours |
| Students whose attempted hours (including all transfer hours) exceed 180 may re-enroll if their GPA is 2.0 or higher, but will be ineligible for financial aid. |
Students will be evaluated for financial aid eligibility at the end of the spring semester each year and will be notified by the Office of Financial Aid of their eligibility status. Students may appeal their financial aid eligibility by following the process delineated below.
Appeal Procedure
Students whose financial aid is cancelled as a result of being placed on academic suspension must appeal financial aid ineligibility as part of their suspension appeal. The appeal must be made in writing and submitted to:
Chair of Appeals Committee
c/o Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298.
Letters of appeal of academic suspension must be submitted by July 15 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester, and must address each of the following:
- The special or unusual circumstances, with documentation, that contributed to the student's academic suspension;
- Actions the student has taken to change the circumstances so that they will not contribute again to poor academic performance;
- Specific steps the students will take to improve his or her academic status in the upcoming semester;
- An address and phone number at which the student may be notified of the committee's decision.
The Appeals Committee’s response will indicate one of the following: 1) approval for student to re-enroll with reinstatement of financial aid; 2) approval for student to re-enroll without reinstatement of financial aid; 3) denial of the appeal. Appeals will be granted only under extraordinary circumstances that are appropriately documented. Student appeals submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Student who meet the academic standards for re-enrollment, but fail to meet the standards for continued financial aid must submit a letter of appeal that addresses the items outlined above to:
Chair of Appeals Committee
c/o Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298
Appeals will be granted only under extraordinary circumstances that are appropriately documented. Student appeals submitted after the deadline (August 1 for the fall semester; November 1 for the spring semester) will not be considered.
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