The number of days counted includes all calendar days in the semester, excluding university breaks that exceed four days in length. For a detailed explanation of the policy, see the UMUC Guide to Financial Aid, or ask the Financial Aid Office for a sample of the policy. Back to top Satisfactory Academic Progress for U. S. Financial Aid U. S. financial aid is intended to meet the needs of students who otherwise could not or would not consider continuing their education. Students who receive financial aid must not only demonstrate need but must also make satisfactory progress as determined by the university, in accordance with U.S. federal regulations. Financial aid recipients are required to be in good standing and to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward their degree requirements for each semester in which they are enrolled.
Academic progress is evaluated at the end of the fall and spring semesters.
Failure to maintain satisfactory progress, as described below, may result in cancellation of financial aid awards, and the student may have to repay any funds already received. U. S. federal regulations require that the university track the academic progress of financial aid recipients from the first date of enrollment at UMUC, whether or not financial aid was received. The two cumulative standards outlined above are eligibility requirements for student aid. No financial aid will be disbursed for that student during subsequent semesters unless he or she has made an appeal and the appeal has been granted. An F grade is treated as attempted credits that were not earned, and so is included in both the GPA calculation and the determination of completion rate.