Criteria for Satisfactory Academic Progress

Criteria for satisfactory academic progress includes both qualitative and quantitative standards that apply

equally to all students who receive financial aid. Students not currently receiving aid are subject to these same policies should they apply for aid at a later date.

Qualitative Standards: Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)

All students, including recipients of financial aid, are subject to the academic regulations governing scholastic status as outlined in this handbook. To maintain academic progress, undergraduate students must earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher, and graduate students must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Failure at the undergraduate level to achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA by the end of the second year of enrollment at Woodbury University will result in loss of eligibility for financial aid. Recipients of financial aid who fail to maintain the prerequisite GPA run the risk of financial aid disqualification and becoming ineligible for financial aid.

Quantitative Standards (Units)

Each academic year, recipients of financial aid are expected to complete a minimum number of units based on their enrollment status. If the minimum unit requirements are not met, students disqualify themselves from financial aid and may become ineligible for future financial aid.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements 

Satisfactory academic progress for all undergraduate students is defined in the following chart, which indicates the minimum number of completed semester units necessary each academic year based on full-time and part-time enrollment status. Fulfillment of the University’s minimum satisfactory academic progress requirement does not guarantee degree completion in four years. Please see the academic load chart below for the average unit completion needed per academic year to accomplish this goal.

ACADEMIC LOAD

Example Of Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards Within the Time Restriction For Full- And Part-Time Students

(A maximum of six years to complete a BS, BA, BBA, or BFA degree; minimum units 126)

Year #7                              12                               168

(A maximum of seven years to complete the BArch degree; minimum units 160)

*Full-time Enrollment Status: Students are expected to pass a minimum of 24 semester-hour units each academic year, an average of 12 units each semester, fall and spring.

Part Time**

(Maximum eight years to complete the BS degree; minimum 126

units)

Part-time students receive an additional two years to complete their degree objective. If a student is only part-time throughout their academic career, they will find it difficult to complete their degree objectives within acceptable time frames.

**Part-time Enrollment Status: Students are expected to pass a minimum of 12 semester-hour units each academic year, an average of six units each semester, fall and spring.

Note: Summer session at Woodbury University allows students to accelerate or remediate unit or grade point deficiencies from the previous academic semester through full- or part-time enrollment.