Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal
Note: You must submit an appeal no later than three weeks before the semester ends in order to be reinstated for aid that semester.
To meet Chico State Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements for financial aid, you are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA as set forth in the Chico State Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy and you are required to make progress toward completing your graduation requirements at an acceptable rate or cumulative earned units (PACE). PACE is equal to cumulative units completed divided by cumulative units attempted. In order to make acceptable progress, your PACE must be 67% or higher. Students who did not meet satisfactory academic progress requirements are ineligible for further financial aid at Chico State. See Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Students filing a 2026-27 FAFSA or CA Dream Application must use the 2027-27 appeal. A SAP appeal will be assigned to you in late June if needed.
We recommend submitting an appeal by University Census (end of the 4th week of classes), but all appeals must be received no later than three weeks before the end of the semester in order to be reinstated for aid during that semester. In rare cases, an appeal may be accepted after this date.
If you have extenuating circumstances that affected your ability to maintain the required minimum GPA and/or cumulative PACE and would like to be considered for financial aid funding, please complete a SAP appeal through your Financial Aid Account(opens in new window). If you need to submit a SAP appeal and don't see one in your Financial Aid Account, contact our office.
If you are looking for information about Maximum Unit Appeals, visit this webpage.