All appeal decisions addressed by the committee are final and not subject to further review. Reinstatement of any aid originally awarded to a suspended student is at the committee's discretion. A Financial Aid Suspension Appeal Form must be completed and returned to the Office of Student Affairs. The maximum time frame for undergraduate aid eligibility is 186 credit hours attempted at FHSU or any other institution. The time frame considers all hours attempted regardless of whether or not the student has ever received financial assistance or has completed a prior degree.
Attempted hours are any credits a student is enrolled in at the time aid is disbursed.
Financial aid recipients who receive all failing grades at the end of any term will automatically be placed on suspension. Graduate level research courses are excluded. Courses withdrawn before an official transcript record are also counted as non-completed if aid has been disbursed. On the other hand, if Jane originally enrolled in 15 hours, and then dropped to 10 before her aid was disbursed, she would only be expected to complete 6 hours. Academic clemency hours are not factored into the completion standard.