Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Learn about how your grades, units, and enrollment affect the financial aid you receive and how to file an appeal if you do not meet requirements.
Grades and Units
How grades and units affect your financial aid award
SAP Standards: To receive federal and state financial aid, including grants, loans and work study, you must meet the standards of the university's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy. The Financial Aid Office will determine if you have met these requirements annually, at the end of the spring semester.
To be eligible to receive financial aid, you must meet these satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements:
If you fail to meet the SAP eligibility requirements you have the option of filing an appeal. This is one method of reestablish eligibility for financial aid.
We encourage you to meet with your academic or major advisor on a regular basis to ensure you will be able to meet the SAP requirements to continue to receive financial aid.
Learn more about how your grades and units affect your financial aid award.
How your enrollment affects your financial aid award
- Less than full time enrollment
- Adding or dropping units
- Award adjustments
- Less than half time enrollment
- Withdrawing from SDSU
- Concurrent enrollment at another college
- Graduate enrollment (thesis, dissertation, or clinical internship; second master’s degree)
- Learn more about how your enrollment affects your financial aid award.
Staying on track
You are expected to successfully complete all of your units.
However, to remain eligible to receive financial aid, you must complete at least 66.67% of the units you attempt each academic year with a minimum GPA for your grade level.
If you have questions, please contact our Cal Coast Student Financial Center: