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For Undergraduate Students

Full-Time Enrollment Status

Undergraduate:Full-time undergraduates enroll in 12–18 units in each fall and spring semesters. Full- or part-time summer session enrollment may be used to accelerate a study program or remediate academic progress.

  • Full-time Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates who enter with freshman status and without transferable credit must complete their degree requirements within six academic years after matriculation. Financial aid is reduced when transferable units are applied upon matriculation. Eligibility for financial aid ceases six years after matriculation or earlier when the time limit for completion is reduced.
  • Full-time Bachelor of Architecture degree candidates who enter with freshman status and without transferable credit must complete their degree requirements within seven-and-one-half academic years after matriculation. For transfer students, the time limit for completion of the degree and continued eligibility for financial aid is reduced when transferable units are applied upon matriculation or extended when enrollment status varies from full-time to part-time. Eligibility for financial aid ceases seven years after matriculation or earlier when the time limit for completion is reduced.
  • When enrolled full-time, undergraduate students must complete an average of 12 units per fall and spring semesters, 24 units during each academic year, and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Failure to meet these quantitative and qualitative standards each academic term will result in the loss of eligibility for financial aid.
  • At the conclusion of their second academic year at Woodbury, all undergraduate students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to avoid financial aid disqualification and possible loss of eligibility for financial aid.

Part-Time Enrollment Status

Undergraduate: Part-time undergraduates enroll in less than 12 units per fall and spring academic semesters. During each semester of part-time enrollment, students are expected to complete all units attempted. Full- or part-time summer session enrollment may be used to accelerate a study program or remediate academic progress.

  • Part-time Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates who enter with freshman status and without transferable credit must complete their degree requirements within eight academic years after matriculation. For transfer students, the time limit for completion of the degree and continued eligibility for financial aid is reduced when transferable units are applied upon matriculation. Eligibility for financial aid ceases eight years after matriculation or earlier when time limits for completion are reduced.
  • Part-time Bachelor of Architecture degree candidates who enter with freshman status and without transferable credit must complete their degree requirements within 10 academic years after matriculation. For transfer students, the time limit for completion of the degree and continued eligibility for financial aid is reduced when transferable units are applied upon matriculation or extended when the enrollment status varies from full-time to part-time. Eligibility for financial aid ceases seven years after matriculation or earlier when the time limit for completion is reduced.
  • When enrolled part-time, undergraduate students must complete all units attempted each fall and spring semester and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Failure to meet these quantitative and qualitative standards each academic term will result in placement on financial aid probation and possible loss of eligibility for financial aid.

For Graduate Students

Full-Time Graduate Enrollment Status

For the purpose of evaluating satisfactory academic progress, full-time graduate students enroll in six or more units per semester. Full- or part-time summer session enrollment may be used to accelerate a study program or remediate progress.

  • Full-time graduate degree candidates who entered without transferable credit must complete their degree requirements within three years after matriculation. For transfer students, the time limits for completion of the degree and continued eligibility for financial aid are reduced when transferable units are applied upon matriculation or extended when the enrollment status varies from full-time to part-time. Eligibility for financial aid ceases three years after matriculation or earlier when the time limit for completion is reduced.
  • When enrolled full-time, graduate students must complete a minimum of six units per semester, 12 units per academic year (fall and spring semesters) and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Failure to meet these quantitative and qualitative standards each academic term will result in disqualification from financial aid.

Part-Time Graduate Enrollment Status

  • During each semester of part-time enrollment, students are expected to complete all units attempted.
  • Part-time graduate students enroll in less than six units in fall and spring semesters. Full- or part-time summer session enrollment may be used to accelerate a study program or remediate academic progress.

Completion Time Limits

  • Part-time graduate degree candidates who entered without transferable credit must complete their degree requirements within six years after matriculation. For transfer students, the time limits for completion of the degree and for continued eligibility for financial aid are reduced when transferable units are applied upon matriculation or when the enrollment status varies from part-time to full-time. Eligibility for financial aid ceases three years after matriculation or earlier when the time limit for completion is reduced.
  • When enrolled part-time, graduate students must complete all units attempted per semester and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Graduate students in Architecture must complete all units attempted per semester with credit or better. Conditional credit will count as credit or better. Failure to meet these quantitative and qualitative standards each academic term will result in disqualification from financial aid.

Definitions And Clarifications Applicable To Requirements For Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

Satisfactory academic progress is based on both qualitative (GPA) and quantitative (units) criteria.

  • When a student’s semester enrollment status varies between full-time and part-time, that student is expected to complete at least 12 units during each semester of full-time enrollment; during each semester of part-time enrollment, the student is expected to complete all units attempted.
  • Failure, No Pass, or No Credit grades: Courses for which a grade of “F,” “NP,” or “NC” are recorded cannot be counted as completed units toward SAP requirements.
  • Withdrawal: Courses for which grades of “W,” “WU,” or “WW” are recorded cannot be counted as completed units toward SAP requirements.
  • Audit Courses: Audit course units do not apply as units of progress during an academic semester, and units graded “AU” are not applied as completed units toward SAP requirements.
  • Incomplete: Courses for which a grade of “I” is recorded cannot count as units toward SAP requirements. When final grades are recorded, units and letter grades will be applied toward the quantitative and qualitative SAP requirements.
  • In Progress: Courses for which an interim mark of “IP” is assigned do not count as completed units toward the requirement until the course is completed and a final grade is recorded.
  • Repeated Courses: Students may remediate a course for the purpose of improving their grade. The final grade of the repeated course will apply to the cumulative GPA. With the exception of courses designated as repeatable, students have only one chance to repeat a course in which they have received a passing grade. If no passing grade is achieved, then a student may repeat the course until they do receive a passing grade.
  • Non-credit Pre-requisite of Remedial Courses: Units of enrollment for pre-requisite and non- credit pre-requisite or remedial courses do not earn credit toward the degree, but are counted as completed units toward meeting SAP requirements.