Fall 2026
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal
Deadline: August 17, 2026

Please read this important information prior to completing the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal.

Important Information:

  • Students must have a 2026/2027 FAFSA application on file BEFORE your SAP Appeal is reviewed Complete the FAFSA at studentaid.gov.
  • If you are required to submit additional documents, they must be submitted and completed before appeals are reviewed
  • Students who are ineligible for federal financial aid are contacted via email and are not permitted to submit an appeal
  • For an appeal to be considered, students must complete sections A through D of this form and attach the relevant documentation. Incomplete appeal forms will NOT be reviewed
  • Submitting this form does not guarantee that your appeal will be approved and eligible for financial aid. You must find other payment arrangements for your classes without the use of financial aid in order to secure your classes.
  • Students are permitted a maximum of 2 non-consecutive appeals.
  • Students will be notified via email within 3 weeks of their appeal submission. If appeal is approved, you will be placed on Financial Aid Probation for monitoring purposes.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Form and Academic Plan

It has been determined that you are not making satisfactory academic progress. Federal and State regulations require students to comply with standards of academic progress as defined by the Financial Aid Office. Students that fail to meet the minimum standards lose their eligibility to receive federal and state financial aid. Regulations also allow the Financial Aid Office to extend eligibility to students that fail to meet minimum standards if the student can document that there was mitigating circumstance beyond their control that caused them to perform below standards.

Review of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy:

Minimum GPA throughout the academic program as follows:

    • Students with less than 15 hours 1.5 GPA
    • Students with 16 to 45 hours 1.75 GPA
    • Students with 46+ hours 2.0 GPA

Completion Rate Standard

Students must complete 67% of all course work attempted at all times. Example: Students enrolled in 12 credit hours for Fall term and completes only 6 credits hours at the end of the term (6/12=50%)

Maximum Timeframe Requirement

A student will be given a maximum time frame of 150% to complete their program of study. Example:

The average AA program requires 60 credit hours for program completion (60 x 150% = 90). A student who has attempted 90 or more will be suspended. Students are notified when it is not mathematically possible to complete their academic program prior reaching the maximum.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal

Section A: Student Information

Name
Name
Last Name
First Name
Address
Address
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal

Section B: Student Questions

Choose the justifying circumstance(s) that have led to your Financial Aid Suspension status. Explain how the circumstance(s) affected your ability to meet academic standards. Note: Appeals submitted without supporting documentation will not be considered. Second appeal submission circumstance cannot be the same as previous appeal.

Maximum file size: 52.43MB

Supporting documentation is required for all Circumstances selected in this form.

Section C: Student Agreement

I have read Chesapeake College’s Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. I understand that my SAP Appeal Form will not be reviewed with incomplete sections or lack of documentation and if my appeal is incomplete, it will be denied. I also understand that I will be notified by the email provided in Section A of my appeal decision. I must preregister and secure payment without financial aid to ensure I am following the academic plan I submitted. Typing out your name and the date below is your signature to this Student Agreement.

First Name and Last Name
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Note: Students who choose to attend in the Summer semester while on an approved appeal (Probation status) do so with the understanding you must complete all courses. Appeals are granted with the strict understanding that students may not fail, withdraw, audit or be reported as an attendance issue in ALL courses during the approved plan. Please consider carefully before enrolling in a Summer semester. If you breach your appeal you will become ineligible for aid. Summer grades must be evaluated before Fall awards are posted. You must preregister and secure payment without financial aid to ensure you are following the academic plan submitted and approved.

Section D: Academic Plan

Students must map out the courses they will enroll in as part of their academic program. Your Academic Evaluation Record (AER) is a powerful planning tool to help you move through your program of study. This includes helping you plan to retake courses you have failed to complete. You can still review your AER even if you are changing your program of study. Find your AER in your Self-Service portal (via MyCampus).

You must complete ALL 3 semesters shown below. In addition, please indicate if the course is being repeated from a previous term. Students must complete all attempted courses with a “C” or better.

Fall 2026

Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?

Spring 2027

Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?

Fall 2027

Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?
Repeating Course?

Office of Financial Aid Use Only

(Students - do not complete)
Type of Appeal
Appeal Decision