Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy
Fisk University has the following Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy. Fisk will be consistent in applying the SAP policies to full & part time, independent and dependent students.
Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress (Sap) Standards
Maintain required cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) based on matrix below, or higher (a qualitative measure).
| Total Number of Credits Attempted |
Minimum Cumulative GPA |
| 1-24 |
1.80 |
| 25-36 |
1.90 |
| 37 or more |
2.00 |
To be considered in academic good standing the student must earn the minimum number of credit hours expected based on the number of terms attended (12 or more credit hours attempted per term). A full-time student is expected to fulfill the requirements for graduation in six years or less. A minimum of 120 credit hours are required for graduation.
Students who fail to maintain the minimum requirements for satisfactory progress or who fail to maintain the terms of their admission letters will be dismissed from the University. Fisk University summarily reserves the right to withdraw disruptive students, as well as students who fail to meet their financial obligations to the institution.
Credit Hour Requirements
|
Years of undergraduate study
|
FULL-TIME STUDENTS
Must attain…
|
3/4 TIME STUDENTS
Must attain…
|
HALF TIME STUDENTS
Must attain…
|
| Credit hours |
Cum. GPA |
Credit hours |
Cum. GPA |
Credit hours |
Cum. GPA |
| 1 |
24 |
2.0 |
18 |
2.0 |
12 |
2.0 |
| 1.5 |
36 |
2.0 |
27 |
2.0 |
18 |
2.0 |
| 2 |
48 |
2.0 |
36 |
2.0 |
24 |
2.0 |
| 2.5 |
60 |
2.0 |
45 |
2.0 |
30 |
2.0 |
| 3 |
72 |
2.0 |
54 |
2.0 |
36 |
2.0 |
| 3.5 |
84 |
2.0 |
63 |
2.0 |
40 |
2.0 |
| 4 |
96 |
2.0 |
72 |
2.0 |
46 |
2.0 |
| 4.5 |
108 |
2.0 |
81 |
2.0 |
52 |
2.0 |
| 5 |
120 |
2.0 |
90 |
2.0 |
58 |
2.0 |
| 5.5 |
|
|
99 |
2.0 |
64 |
2.0 |
| 6 |
|
|
108 |
2.0 |
70 |
2.0 |
| 6.5 |
|
|
94 |
2.0 |
76 |
2.0 |
| 7 |
|
|
117 |
2.0 |
82 |
2.0 |
| 7.5 |
|
|
126 |
2.0 |
88 |
2.0 |
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
94 |
2.0 |
| 8.5 |
|
|
|
|
100 |
2.0 |
| 9 |
|
|
|
|
106 |
2.0 |
| 9.5 |
|
|
|
|
112 |
2.0 |
| 10 |
|
|
|
|
118 |
2.0 |
| 10.5 |
|
|
|
|
124 |
2.0 |
Dismissal for failure to meet satisfactory academic standards is by action of the Committee on Standards and Degrees or the Provost, and will usually occur after three semesters (i.e., one semester of low academic performance, one semester on Academic Warning, and one semester on Academic Probation), or anytime the Committee on Standards and Degrees or Provost determines that a student will be unable to fulfill all graduation requirements within 12 semesters of full-time study or equivalent, plus approved summer study.