402.2 Standards of Satisfactory Progress for Financial Aid

Date Adopted: 8/26/1988
Date Revised: 1/24/2005
Date Last Reviewed: 01/16/2024
References: UMW Financial Aid Policies and Procedures Manual
Issuing Office: Administration and Finance
Approved By: Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance

1. Policy

   The University of Montana Western will follow all applicable Institutional, State and Federal regulations regarding eligibility for financial aid.

2. Purpose

   The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for satisfactory academic progress for financial aid in compliance with Federal, State, and University regulations.

3. Procedures

   Procedures governing standards of satisfactory progress for financial aid are contained in the Financial Aid Policies & Procedures Manual, located in the Financial Aid Office and at https://www.umwestern.edu/section/forms-disclosures/.

4. Authority

   Federal regulations based on the Higher Education Act of 1965, Reauthorization in 2008, cited in Section 12 of the UMW Financial Aid Policy & Procedures Manual.

5. Responsibility

   Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, Registrar, Director of Financial Aid