34 C.F.R. § 668.34 Satisfactory progress.
Title 34 - Education
(a) If a student is enrolled in a program of study of more than two academic years, to be eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance after the second year, in addition to satisfying the requirements contained in §668.32(f), the student must be making satisfactory under the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this section. (b) A student is making satisfactory progress if, at the end of the second year, the student has a grade point average of at least a “C” or its equivalent, or has academic standing consistent with the institution's requirements for graduation. (c) An institution may find that a student is making satisfactory progress even though the student does not satisfy the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section, if the institution determines that the student's failure to meet those requirements is based upon— (1) The death of a relative of the student; (2) An injury or illness of the student; or (3) Other special circumstances. (d) If a student is not making satisfactory progress at the end of the second year, but at the end of a subsequent grading period comes into compliance with the institution's requirements for graduation, the institution may consider the student as making satisfactory progress beginning with the next grading period. (e) At a minimum, an institution must review a student's academic progress at the end of each year. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1091(d))
Title 34: Education
PART 668—STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subpart C—Student Eligibility
§ 668.34 Satisfactory progress.
