The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships: University of Oregon

Satisfactory Academic Progress

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To be eligible for finanical aid, you must make satisfactory academic progress toward your degree at the University of Oregon. Satisfactory academic progress has a minimum requirement for cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) and pace. You must also complete your degree within the maximum timeframe. Satisfactory academic progress is reviewed annually at the end of spring term.

 Grade Point Average

The minimum cumulative GPA at the University of Oregon needed to meet the satisfactory academic progress requirement is 2.0.

If your cumulative GPA drops below 2.0 when satisfactory academic progress is evaluated after spring term of each year, your financial aid eligibility will be suspended and you will not receive finanical aid in future terms until you successfully appeal to have your financial aid reinstated in a future term.

Use the Registrar's Office GPA Calculator and meet with an academic advisor to help you with your appeal.

Pace

The pace requirement for satisfactory academic progress requires you earn credit for at least 67% of the credits you attempt. Credit is earned for grades of A, B, C, D and P. Credit is not earned for grades of W, I, Y, N, AU and F.

Pace is defined as the number of credits earned divided by the number of credits attempted. If that percentage is less than 67%, your eligibility for aid will be suspsended when pace is reviewed at the end of spring term each year. Use the pace calculator to calculate your current pace.

Appeals

If your eligibility for financial aid is suspended for lack of satisfactory academic progress, you may appeal to have your aid reinstated.

Satisfactory Acadmemic Progress Appeal

Approved Appeals

If your appeal is approved your aid will be reinstated for one term only. At the end of that term your progress will be evaluated to see if you have met the terms of your appeal and have followed your academic plan. This means you will need to have received a passing grade all of your classes (without dropping any) and earn a term GPA of 2.0 or better. If you do not meet this minimum requirement in any term before regaining satisfactory academic progress, your eligibility for aid will be suspended. 

Your progress will be evaluated in this way each term until the end of the academic year. Your eligibility for aid will be suspended if your pace is below 67% or your GPA is below 2.0 at the end of the academic year.

If your eligiblility for aid is suspended following an approved appeal, then you are ineligible for financial aid until your cummulative pace and GPA improve to the point you are making satisfactory academic progress.