To help your school establish or review your current SAP components,
review the SAP example that applies to your type of institution. The
examples address the required elements, Maximum Time Frames and
Qualitative and Quantitative measures.

Maximum Time Frame Examples:

Credit hour term-based school:

-   120 credit hour program = 180 attempted hours (120 x 1.5)

-   8 semester program = 12 semesters (8 x 1.5)

Credit hour non-term school:

-   30 credit hour program = 45 attempted hours (30 x 1.5)

-   40 week program = 60 weeks (60 x 1.5)

Clock hour school:

-   900 clock hour program = 1350 scheduled hours (900 x 1.5)

-   8 month program = 12 months (8 x 1.5)

Examples of Qualitative and Quantitative Measures:

Credit hour term-based school:

Big University

-   Offers a 120 credit hour, 4-year degree program

-   Maximum time frame = 180 attempted hours

-   120 divided by 180 = 67% (minimum percentage of credit hours to be
    earned each academic year in order for the student to graduate
    within the maximum timeframe)

-   Requires a 2.0 to graduate, but uses a graduated GPA standard

-   SAP is measured at the end of every academic year (spring term)

+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------+
| Incremental           | Percentage of credit hours | Cumulative GPA  |
| Evaluation period     | to be completed            |                 |
+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------+
| 1st year              | 67%                        | 1.8             |
|                       |                            |                 |
| 2nd year and beyond   | 67%                        | 2.0             |
+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------+

Small Community College

-   Offers a 60 credit hour, 2-year (4 semesters) degree program

-   Maximum time frame is based on number of semesters and enrollment
    status\
    (Full-time = 6 semesters, ¾-time = 8 semesters, ½-time = 12
    semesters,\
    and less than ½-time = 24 semesters)

-   10 credit hours is the minimum number of credit hours to be earned\
    each semester in order for a full-time student to earn 60 credit
    hours\
    within the maximum time frame

-   Must maintain a 2.0 GPA at all times (does not use a graduated
    index)

-   SAP is measured at the end of each semester

+------------------+----------------------+------------+--------------+
| Enrollment       | Cumulative GPA       | Minimum    | Evaluation   |
| status           |                      | number of  | period       |
|                  |                      | credit     |              |
|                  |                      | hours      |              |
|                  |                      | earned     |              |
|                  |                      | each       |              |
|                  |                      | semester   |              |
+------------------+----------------------+------------+--------------+
| Full-time        | 2.0                  | 10         | Semester     |
|                  |                      |            |              |
| ¾-time           | 2.0                  | 7.5        | Semester     |
|                  |                      |            |              |
| ½-time           | 2.0                  | 5          | Semester     |
|                  |                      |            |              |
| less than ½-time | 2.0                  | 2.5        | Semester     |
+------------------+----------------------+------------+--------------+

Credit hour non-term school:

Everybody's Technical Institute

-   Offers a 30 credit hour, 12 module, 10 month certificate program

-   Maximum time frame = 45 attempted hours

-   30 divided by 45 = 67% (minimum percentage of credit hours to be
    earned each increment in order for the student to graduate within
    the maximum timeframe)

-   Must maintain a 75 GPA (equivalent to C average) at all times

-   SAP is measured in 10 weeks increments (every 3 modules)

  --------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------
  Incremental           Credit hours earned             Cumulative GPA\
  Evaluation period                                     (Using 100% Scale)

  Every 10 weeks        67%                             75
  --------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------

Somebody's Academy

-   Offers a 21 credit hour, 24 week certificate program

-   Maximum time frame = 28 attempted hours (133% -- school set stricter
    standard than Department requirements)

-   21 divided by 28 = 75% (minimum percentage of credit hours to be
    earned each increment in order for the student to graduate within
    the maximum timeframe)

-   Must maintain a C grade average at all times

-   SAP is measured in 12 week increments

  --------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------
  Incremental           Credit hours earned             Cumulative GPA\
  Evaluation period                                     (Using 100% Scale)

  Every 12 weeks        75%                             C
  --------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------

Clock hour school:

It's Your Beauty School:

-   Offers a 1200 clock hour, 12 month certificate program

-   Maximum time frame = 18 months

-   12 divided by 18 = 67% (minimum percentage of scheduled clock hours
    to be earned each month in order for the student to graduate within
    the maximum timeframe)

-   Must maintain a 75 GPA at all times

-   SAP is measured every month

  --------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------
  Incremental           Percentage of credit hours to   Cumulative GPA\
  Evaluation period     be completed                    (Using 100% Scale)

  Each month            67%                             75
  --------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------

This is My Institute

-   Offers a 900 clock hour, 8 month certificate program

-   Students allowed to enroll as full-time (24 hours per week)\
    or part-time 12 hours per week)

-   Maximum time frame is based on number of months and enrollment
    status\
    (Full-time = 12 months, part-time = 24 months)

-   300 clock hours is the minimum number of clock hours to be earned
    each increment in order for a full-time student to complete the
    program within the maximum timeframe)

-   Must maintain a C grade average at all times

-   SAP is measured in 4 month increments

+------------------+----------------------+------------+--------------+
| Enrollment       | Cumulative GPA       | Minimum    | Evaluation   |
| status           |                      | number of  | period       |
|                  |                      | credit     |              |
|                  |                      | hours      |              |
|                  |                      | earned     |              |
|                  |                      | each       |              |
|                  |                      | semester   |              |
+------------------+----------------------+------------+--------------+
| Full-time        | C                    | 300        | Every 4      |
|                  |                      |            | months       |
| Part-time        | C                    | 150        |              |
|                  |                      |            | Every 4      |
|                  |                      |            | months       |
+------------------+----------------------+------------+--------------+

Additional Examples can be found in the [2006--07 FSA Handbook, School
Eligibility & Operations, Chapter 10, pages 2--178 through
2--179](http://ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/attachments/0607FSAHBkVol2Ch10.pdf)