Eligibility Requirements
Minimum Credit Requirements. Undergraduate students are required to complete 70 percent of their attempted credits on both a quarterly and cumulative basis.
(Taking fewer than 12 credits in a given quarter changes a student’s enrollment status to “part-time” and will, in most cases, affect the student’s financial aid package.)
Maximum Time Frame for Aid Eligibility. A student is expected to complete a degree program within an acceptable amount of time. WWU awards financial aid for a maximum of 275 attempted credits to a student working on a four-year degree and a maximum of 137 attempted credits to a student working on a two-year degree.
(The 275 hours and 137 hours include any transfer credits a student may have.)
Washington State aid programs are awarded a maximum of 125 percent of the academic program’s limit.
Quarterly Review. At the end of each quarter after grades are processed, the student’s progress is measured using a series of five tests. The student must pass all five each quarter to meet the SAP policy:
1. Maximum Units Test. Total credits attempted (WWU and transfer) cannot exceed 275.
2. Academic Standing Test. Current term GPA and cumulative GPA must meet the Academic
Probation and Dismissal Policy monitored by the Associate Vice President for Academic
Administration.
3. Current Earned Units Test. Term credits completed divided by term credits attempted must
be at least 70 percent.
4. Cumulative Earned Units Test. Cumulative credits completed divided by cumulative credits
attempted must be at least 70 percent.
5. Two-Year GPA Test. At the end of a student’s second academic year (six quarters) the
student’s cumulative GPA must be 2.0 or higher.