A student must be making satisfactory academic progress at the end of each term to be eligible for federal financial aid. This means a student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and successfully complete at least two-thirds of the credits attempted at Buffalo State (known as completion rate). Failure to meet this standard results in Financial Aid Warning. Students on Financial Aid Warning are still able to receive federal aid.
If after the Financial Aid Warning semester the student is still not making satisfactory academic progress, the student may become ineligible for federal financial aid until he or she again achieves the required standard. A student has the right to appeal the loss of federal financial aid eligibility if mitigating circumstances (events totally beyond the student's control) existed. All appeals of ineligibility should be submitted to the Academic Standards Office, Twin Rise 100. Readmission to the college after an absence does not automatically mean reinstatement of aid eligibility.
In calculating the completion rate, the following grades are treated as attempted but not successfully completed: E, I, N, U, W, and X. Courses that are repeated to improve a grade are counted as attempted each time they are taken but are only counted as completed once. Every semester is considered when measuring a student's progress, whether or not he or she received federal financial aid.
