Maximum Time Frame
Law Students are eligible to receive financial aid up to 150% over and above the maximum of credit hours required to obtain his/her law degree. All periods of enrollment (including Summer), will be counted toward the maximum time frame.
Treatment of Punitive and Non-punitive Grades and Courses
All courses with a grade of F, I, IP, NG, U, W and repeated courses will be considered in the calculation of credit hours attempted and will be subject to satisfactory academic progress. Audited courses are not considered in awarding financial aid; therefore, they will not be counted in the determination of satisfactory academic progress. Incomplete (I) grades will be calculated as failing grades in regard to credit hour completion until the course has been satisfactorily completed.
Notification of Satisfactory Academic Progress
Awards are considered estimated, until the final grades are reviewed by the Office of Financial Aid. Students are allowed their first term of failing to meet satisfactory progress, due to GPA or failure to meet the required 67%, as a probationary period. Students who have not met the minimum standards of satisfactory academic progress as outlined above, beyond a their probationary period or are academically dismissed, are considered on financial aid suspension and no longer eligible for aid.
Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility
A student may regain eligibility by:
Achieving the required GPA and Credit Hour Completion as outlined.
Appealing the financial aid decision as described below.
Financial Aid Appeal Process
A student may appeal a SAP determination that results in the loss of aid by completing and submitting to the Office of Student Financial Assistance and Employment an Academic Progress Appeal Form. Appeals may be granted only if the student failed to meet academic progress requirements as a result of an emergency and/or illness, and these circumstances must have occurred within the semester during which SAP requirements were not met. All appeals should
be submitted no more than 30 calendar days from notice of ineligibility. All decisions made by the appeals committee are final.
A student notified of SAP Appeal approval will receive a Financial Aid Academic Plan of Action. The student will be presented with the terms of continued eligibility while on probation. Once the Plan of Action is signed and returned, the student will receive financial aid eligibility on a probationary status for the term in which the appeal is approved.
A student who fails to meet the terms of the Financial Aid Academic Plan of action will have financial aid eligibility suspended.
Full-Time J.D. Student
| Year of J.D. Full-Time Study |
% of Cumulative Hours Attempted |
Cumulative GPA Required |
| First Year |
67% |
2.000 |
| Second Year |
67% |
2.000 |
| Third Year |
67% |
2.000 |
| Fourth Year |
67% |
2.000 |
Full-Time LL.M. Student
| LL.M. Full-Time Study |
% of Cumulative Hours Attempted |
Cumulative GPA Required |
| First Year |
67% |
2.300 |
| Second Year |
67% |
2.300 |
Full-Time J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Law Student
| Year of JD Full-Time Study |
% of Cumulative Hrs. Att. |
Cumulative GPA Required |
LL.M. Degree Coursework |
% of Cumulative Hrs. Att. |
Cumulative GPA Required |
| First Year |
67% |
1.900 |
All |
67% |
2.300 |
| Second Year |
67% |
2.000 |
All |
67% |
2.300 |
| Third Year |
67% |
2.000 |
All |
67% |
2.300 |
| Fourth Year |
67% |
2.000 |
All |
67% |
2.300 |
Full-Time Joint Degree Student (Law and Graduate Degree)
| Year of JD Full-Time Study |
% of Cumulative Hrs. Att. |
Cumulative GPA Required |
Graduate Full-Time Study |
% of Cumulative Hrs. Att. |
Cumulative GPA Required |
| First Year |
67% |
2.000 |
First Year |
67% |
3.000 |
| Second Year |
67% |
2.000 |
Second Year |
67% |
3.000 |
| Third Year |
67% |
2.000 |
|
67% |
3.000 |
| Fourth Year |
67% |
2.000 |
|
67% |
3.000 |
| Fifth Year |
67% |
2.000 |
|
67% |
3.000 |
