<p>I have been denied financial aid for the spring semester at my university. Does that mean FAFSA is unavailable to me anywhere? Can I potentially transfer somewhere else and get financial aid at that university?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Were you denied aid because you did not meet SAP (satisfactory academic progress)? All schools must have a SAP policy. They would vary from school to school. Only the school you transfer to can tell you their policy. But schools do take into account your complete academic record form all schools attended when determining if you meet SAP.</p>
<p>Why were you denied aid? Did you fail to meet your school’s SAP standards? If so, have you already had a semester of probationary aid?</p>
<p>I was denied aid because I was already on academic probation and I dropped a course this fall. I wrote an appeal and was denied the appeal.</p>
<p>My GPA is acceptable (well above a 2.0) and my previous semester was reasonably successful. I just made a mistake while already on probation in dropping the course. </p>
<p>So I guess it’s institution to institution, and there is not some federal number that I’m not in accordance with?</p>
<p>Sort of…every school is required to have a SAP standard by they are each allowed to set their own standard. I don’t know if there’s a minimum but they’re often around the 67% mark…do you know what your percentage of completion is right now and how many more credits would be required to meet the minimum? It may be simpler, if you’re happy at your current school, to just pay for a course or two in spring semester (there or elsewhere, if you don’t live nearby) and get your ratio of completed credits back up to snuff.</p>
<p>Not to be snarky, but why would you drop a class when you were already on probation? Did your advisor know about this?</p>