Financial Aid Suspension

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Financial aid suspension is an aid-ineligible status whereby aid for future quarters is canceled and processing to calculate future aid eligibility is placed on hold until eligibility is regained.

Students will be placed on financial aid suspension if they do not:

  • Successfully complete the minimum number of credits on which financial aid eligibility is based while in financial aid warning status OR complete half of the minimum number of credits on which financial aid eligibility is based in any given quarter.
  • Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA beginning with their sixth quarter at WWU or after completing 90 credits (including transfer credits) or 3.0 (for graduates), while in financial aid warning status;
  • Meet the minimum quarterly credit requirement, while in financial aid warning status;
  • Meet the pace requirement, while in financial aid warning status; or
  • Meet the maximum timeframe requirement (Maximum Attempted Credits).

SAP suspension status is for financial aid recipients and is separate from the University Scholastic Standards as outlined in the University Catalog.