Special Considerations
Transfer Students. The accepted transfer credits a student earns will count toward both attempted and completed credits. The GPA from transfer credit is not considered in terms of this policy.
High School Students With WWU Credits. The quarters during which the student was enrolled in WWU courses prior to high school graduation do not count toward the total number of credits for which the student may receive financial aid. Academic credits earned prior to high school graduation may not be used to make up an academic deficiency.
First-Time Aid Recipients. When a student first applies for financial aid, the student’s entire period of attendance—even periods during which the student may not have received financial aid—is evaluated in terms of the SAP policy. A student who has not maintained satisfactory academic progress will not be eligible for aid until the student makes up for the deficiency.
Students Pursuing A Second Bachelor’s Degree. Students enrolling for a second Bachelor’s degree with more than 275 transfer or WWU credits must submit an appeal to the Financial Aid Committee, with supporting documentation, requesting additional financial aid. (See “Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility,” #5, for clarification.)
Dropping Courses. Financial aid awards are based on credits for which a student is registered on the 10th day of the quarter. Courses dropped before the 10th day of the quarter are not counted in the SAP review. (Dropping a course before the 10th day may affect the current financial aid award.)
Dropping a course after the 10th day does not affect financial aid for the current quarter, but may impact aid the subsequent quarter. SAP reviews are conducted at the end of each quarter, and any financial aid a student is awarded for future quarters is not valid until the student has passed the quarterly review.
Co-op/Experiential Courses. Students enrolled in off-campus programs for which credit does not apply toward a degree are regarded in terms of the policy as though they did not enroll.
Repeated Course. A repeated course is counted toward attempted credits each time the course is taken, but is counted toward completed credits only once it is passed.
Remedial Course. Any remedial course work designed to increase the student’s ability to pursue a program of study is counted in terms of attempted and completed credits.
Incompletes. An incomplete is counted toward attempted credits the quarter in which it was received. An incomplete/D- or higher is counted in completed credits for the quarter in which the student registers for the course.
In-progress Courses. An in-progress course is counted toward attempted and completed credits the quarter in which the student registers for it.
Audited Courses. Audited courses are not counted toward attempted or completed courses.