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Satisfactory Academic Progress

Students are required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to remain eligible for financial aid. The WCU SAP policy is consistent with the university's academic standing policy, which can be viewed at catalog.wcu.edu.

Overview of WCU's SAP Policy

  Minimum Cumulative GPA Cumulative Completion Rate Maximum Time Frame
Undergraduate 2.0 Earn 67% of all attempted WCU hours, per semester and overall Degree must be completed within 150% of the published length of the program (number of hours required for the degree). Attempted hours include all withdrawal hours and transfer hours
Graduate

3.0

Earn 67% of all attempted WCU hours Degree must be completed within 150% of the published length of the program (number of hours required for the degree). Attempted hours include all withdrawal hours and transfer hours

 

View the complete Satisfactory Academic Progress policy.

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