As a student, you have the right to know:
- What financial aid programs are available.
- The deadlines for submitting applications for each of the financial aid programs available.
- How financial aid is distributed and how decisions on that distribution are made.
- How the student's financial need is determined. This includes how costs for tuition and fees, 食宿, 旅行, 书籍及用品, personal and miscellaneous expenses, 等. are considered in the student budget.
- 什么资源(如父母捐款、其他经济援助、学生和家庭资产等).) are considered in the calculation of financial need.
- How much of the financial need as determined by the institution has been met.
- An explanation of the various programs in the student aid package.
- The school's refund policy.
- What portion of the financial aid must be repaid and what portion is grant aid. 如果援助是贷款, the student has a right to know what the interest rate is; the total amount that must be repaid; the repayment procedures; the length of time to repay the loan; and when repayment is to begin.
- 学校如何确定令人满意的学业进展，如果进展不尽如人意怎么办.
- That all documents submitted to the Office of 金融援助 are confidential.
Our website provides all of this information for you. If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact us.
- 准确地填写经济援助所需的所有文件，并在截止日期前提交到适当的地方.
- Provide correct information. 在大多数情况下, 在经济援助申请表上虚假陈述信息是违法的，可能会被视为刑事犯罪，并可能导致根据美国法律被起诉.S. 刑法.
- Read, understand and retain a copy of all forms requiring signature.
- Accept responsibility for all signed agreements.
- Return all additional documentation, 验证, 修正, 和/或财政援助办公室或提交申请的机构要求的新信息.
- Be aware of the school's refund procedures.
- Participate in an entrance interview before applying for loans from any source. The interview will review available loans and the terms and conditions of each.
- Participate in an exit interview prior to graduation or transferring to another school.
您的经济援助申请是根据您提供的有关您的入学计划(全日制或非全日制学习)的其他一般信息进行评估的。, 住房状况, planned school of enrollment, 依赖状态, 以及州居留权. Should any of this original information change, your financial aid package will be reviewed and may be adjusted by this office. 由于一些经济援助项目只对全日制学生开放，因此，少于全日制学生的奖学金可能会被取消.
If you change your housing arrangements, your financial aid may be affected. If you live in off-campus housing, you may be required to document your off-campus arrangements with our office. 如果你的经济援助奖假定非居民学费评估，而你作为居民评估学费, your financial aid will be reviewed and adjusted. 如果需要更改, 当凤凰彩票官网了解到你的财务和其他数据的变化时，凤凰彩票官网的办公室将对你的经济援助做出必要的调整.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
In compliance with federal student financial aid regulations, 在匹兹堡大学注册的学生的学业成绩将每年进行一次审查，以确定他们是否取得了令人满意的学业进步(SAP)。. This review will occur during the month following the end of the spring term each year. 所有可能有资格申请联邦财政援助的学生都将被审查和评估. 这一要求适用于所有寻求匹兹堡大学研究生和本科学位的学生. Components of the SAP requirement include a measure of cumulative GPA, Total Attempted Credits and 完成进度.
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平均绩点要求
Undergraduate students must achieve a 1.在第一学年结束时，最低累积GPA达到50分才被认为符合SAP标准. Undergraduate students must achieve a 2.00 cumulative GPA thereafter to be considered to be meeting SAP standards. Transfer credits will not be considered in the calculation of cumulative GPA. - Attempted Credits/Program Length
学生尝试的学分不能超过学校公布的特定课程长度所规定的学分的150%. All courses with a passing or failing grade will be counted as credits attempted. All courses with a grade designated as G, I or W will be counted as credits attempted. Credits on all repeated courses will be counted as credits attempted. 从其他学校转学的学分将根据SAP评估的尝试时数和完成时数计算.
- 完成进度
完成的速度将基于累计学分尝试和累计学分完成. The pace of completion will be measured annually at the end of the evaluation period. Cumulative student course completion rate cannot be less than 67%. All courses with a passing or failing grade will be counted as credits attempted. All courses with a grade designated as G, I or W will be counted as credits attempted. Credits on all repeated courses will be counted as credits attempted. 从其他学校转学的学分将根据SAP评估的尝试时数和完成时数计算.
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
All students who meet the GPA, 完成进度和最大课程长度要求将为即将到来的学年分配一个令人满意的学术进展指标. 财政援助办公室将分配一个无进展状态的学生谁不符合这些标准. 如果学生的SAP状态等于无进展，则没有资格获得第四章经济援助和其他经济援助来源.
- 上诉过程
匹兹堡大学为那些确定没有取得进展的学生提供申诉程序. Appeals will be limited to students who experienced personal illness or personal accident, 学生的直系亲属死亡或其他特殊情况，使学生无法上课和顺利完成课程. 不满足进度状态的上诉请求必须在财政援助办公室发起，并由适当的文件支持.
After review by the 金融援助 Appeal’s Committee, if an appeal is reviewed favorably, the student will regain financial aid eligibility for one payment period, 前提是学生清楚地证明他或她将能够在下一个付款期结束时达到SAP标准. In cases where an appeal is reviewed favorably, but it is not possible for the student to meet the minimum requirements in one term, the student may choose to agree to the terms and conditions of a defined academic plan, which is designed to provide a pathway to regaining academic progress. Under an academic plan, the student regains federal Title IV eligibility 按期限计算. 财政援助办公室将在每个学期结束时审查学生记录，以确定是否符合该计划的条款和条件. An academic plan will remain valid, 按期限计算, 除非学生未能满足计划的条款和条件或根据既定标准重新获得资格. 在一个学期内未能满足批准的学术计划的条款和条件将导致失去未来的联邦第四章经济援助. 学生必须在不使用联邦学生援助的情况下完成专业的六个学分并支付账单，然后才能接受后续的学业进步上诉.
Satisfactory Academic Progress PHEAA State Grant Program
In addition to the general Satisfactory Academic Progress guidelines, 获得PHEAA州助学金的本科生需要接受单独的学业进展评估. 全日制学生必须在最近完成的学年完成至少12个学分的全日制PHEAA奖学金，或完成至少6个学分的非全日制PHEAA奖学金.
关于财政援助的学业进展的所有问题应直接向财政援助办公室的工作人员. Please call (814) 827-4495.
请注意 选择贷款 贷款机构不要求学生取得学业进步，以确保其机构提供资金.