TEACH Grant SAP

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If you are interested in renewing your TEACH Grant award, you are encouraged to do so by completing your renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) no later than March 15 prior to the upcoming academic year. If you have an incomplete financial aid file as of March15, your eligibility may be affected due to limited funds.


In addition to meeting the general eligibility requirements for financial aid, you must meet the below TEACH Grant Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements to maintain your eligibility. Failure to do so will result—according to federal regulations—in your no longer being eligible to receive the TEACH Grant.

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  • If you are interested in continuing your eligibility for the TEACH Grant program, you must meet the below eligibility requirements. Failure to do so will result - according to federal regulations - in your no longer being eligible to receive the TEACH Grant.

    Component Cumulative GPA Completion Rate Max. Years
    After Initial Disbursement 3.25 67% of attempted hours 2 years or the equivalent of 4 full-time semesters

     

  • Your cumulative GPA for the TEACH Grant is evaluated at the end of each semester (i.e., end of fall, spring, and summer), regardless of whether you received financial aid for that period.

  • Your completion rate for the TEACH Grant is evaluated at the end of each academic year (i.e., end of spring), regardless of whether you received financial aid for the period.

    In order for you to remain eligible for the TEACH Grant program, you must complete 67% of your attempted coursework for your master’s program. Attempted coursework includes transfer hours and courses for which you received no financial aid. To calculate your completion rate, just take the total of your completed program hours and divide that figure by your attempted program hours. Attempted hours include all registered hours whether or not you earned a grade or received credit.

    Hours that count as attempted but not completed are:

    Hours that count as attempted and completed are:

    • A through C grades for master's students
    • PR (progress) for graduate thesis or dissertation hours
    • CR (credit)
    • Repeats included in the GPA

    Examples:

    If you complete 18 of 30 attempted hours while working on your master's, your completion rate of 60% (18/30 = .60) would not meet the minimum completion rate requirement. 

    Please note that all completion rate calculations are rounded down to the nearest whole number (for example, 66.9 percent is rounded down to 66%).

  • The maximum years limit for the TEACH Grant is evaluated at the end of each semester (i.e., end of fall, spring and summer), regardless of whether you received financial aid for that period.

    Federal regulations limit the total graduate award for TEACH Grant to 2 years (or the equivalent of 4 full-time semesters). Students who have received a total of $8,000 will be considered as ineligible for future TEACH Grant awards.

    Component Cumulative GPA Completion Rate Max. Years
    After Initial Disbursement 3.25 67% of attempted hours 2 years or the equivalent of 4 full-time semesters