Lamar University will measure your academic progress at the beginning of the award year. Based on your cumulative academic standing Lamar University will determine if you are eligible to receive Title IV Student Financial Aid.
The standards are:
- A student must earn credit
for at least 75% of all semester credit hours attempted (total earned
hours divided by total attempted hours). NOTE: You do not earn hours
for the following grades: U, Q, F, NG or I.
- A student must maintain
at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). Texas Grant and
Be On Time recipients must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA.
- Graduate students must
maintain at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
- Lamar University students
must earn an undergraduate degree within 150% of the number of hours
that are required to earn a degree. The earned credit hours include
hours earned at other institutions, whether or not they are applicable
to the student’s current degree.
- Graduate students attending
Lamar University must earn a graduate degree within 150% of the hours
required to earn their graduate degree.
- Students must enroll in
courses that are required for their degree. Financial aid will not apply
for courses taken outside the declared degree plan.
- Students must enroll in a degree granting program. Students who are uncertain about declared majors should contact the Office of Student Financial Aid.
A student who fails to meet the standards listed above will lose his/her eligibility for student financial aid and will be placed on financial aid suspension. This suspension will continue until satisfactory academic progress has been shown over a long semester by the completion of at least 6 hours in your major with a 2.5 semester GPA or better (if more hours are taken, all credit hours must be completed with a passing grade), all classes must be paid in full.
Students interested in appealing the suspension of their financial aid
must first submit a FAFSA to the U.S. Department of Education and have
the information sent to Lamar University, and complete all requested paperwork.
Once all paperwork has been submitted the student can submit an appeal
letter. The appeal letter must specifically explain why the student did
not meet either their appeal conditions or the satisfactory academic progress
standards and must be legible. The letter may be forwarded to a financial
aid appeal committee. The appeal committee meets at predetermined dates.
Students’ whose appeals go before the committee may have their aid
or processing delayed due to the meeting dates of the committee. The appeal
should contain any information and back up documentation that would justify
the situation. Appeals that do not provide ample justification, are incomplete,
or are illegible will be denied.
ANY STUDENT WHO WITHDRAWS DURING THE
FIRST 60% OF THE SEMESTER, WILL OWE
GRANT AND/OR LOAN FUNDS TO THE
GOVERNMENT. THERE IS NO EXCEPTION TO
THIS RULE AND YOU CANNOT APPEAL THIS
DECISION TO LAMAR UNIVERSITY.
