Federal regulations require the Office of Financial Aid (OFA) to monitor the academic progress of all students applying for federal financial aid. All financial aid recipients are reviewed for Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of each term (fall, spring, summer). Financial aid applicants who have not been reviewed in the last term are reviewed when their FAFSA is received by Wichita State. This information will be available in your Financial Aid Dashboard under the Satisfactory Academic Progress tab. You can click on the V to expand the box to view additional information about your SAP status.
(Image of Satisfactory Academic Progress tab in Financial Aid Dashboard)
(Image of Satisfactory Academic Progress status in Financial Aid Dashboard)
On a mobile phone:
(Image of Satisfactory Academic Progress status in Financial Aid Dashboard on mobile phone)
If you fail to meet SAP standards during the evaluation process, you will be placed on financial aid suspension but have the opportunity to appeal your suspension.
- Financial Aid Warning: The first term in which you do not complete the minimum Pace of your credit hours and/or do not meet the minimum GPA, you will be placed on financial aid warning. Warning is only an alert encouraging a student to improve his or her academic progress for the next term so that financial aid eligibility can be continued.
- Financial Aid Suspension: You will be placed on financial aid suspension, resulting in the loss of your federal financial aid, if either of the following situations occurs:
- You fail to meet Pace and/or GPA standards for two or more consecutive terms.
- You reach the Maximum Time Frame for your educational program.
For more information, check out our SAP Policy by visiting https://www.wichita.edu/administration/financial_aid/SAPPolicies.php.