Satisfactory Academic Progress
Office of Financial Resource Management

All federal student aid programs require that a student maintain satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree program. Satisfactory academic progress is defined as:

1. Maintaining a cumulative G.P.A. of at least a 2.0

2. Completion of the JD program (85 credits) as follows:

• Full-time students: must complete the JD program in no more than 4.5 years of consecutive enrollment

• Part-time students: must complete the JD program in  no more than 6 years of consecutive enrollment.

* Those students not meeting the criteria outline above will not be eligible for federal financial aid until the criteria is met.