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Show Good grades get money BY DANIELLE CARRIER News Writer As the semester has arrived, many students are finding out that they have to do a Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal. This occurs when the student has failed to meet one or more of the requirements for financial aid. These requirements include having a sufficient GPA and number of Credit Hours. For financial aid purposes students are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA as well as to complete 75 percent of the class hours that they are locked in at. These are typically locked in around three weeks after the first day of classes. Most of the time when students struggle with this problem it is because they are in serious circumstances, however all circumstances affecting academic performance are looked at. These circumstances can include: illness, injury, death, and other potential disrupting events. Here is a quick rundown of what the financial aid office is looking for The SAP appeal must have four parts: The first part is the official appeal paper, which has a list of the things a student needs as well as a student's certification so he or she knows the requirements. The second part is a personal statement from the student about the event that caused them to fail SAP, and the student's resolution addressing the problem. The third part is a third party document verifying the student's situation that is by an impartial third party. This does not include family members or friends. It also needs to be on letterhead or notarized. Last, once the appeal is done and if it is approved, the student needs to meet with a financial aid counselor to go over the last few things the student will need to know. For a look at the appeal go to uvu.edu/financial aid and it is under the "forms you may need" section. Max credit appeals are a little different. This means that a student has exceeded the financial aid available for associates or bachelors; over 150 percent of the required credit hours for the students program. For most cases, if a student moves from an associate to a bachelor's degree, a financial aid counselor can update the max credit. However, a separate appeal is needed called the Maximum Credit Hour Appeal. In this appeal the student will explain why he or she went over the maximum credit hours and how much longer there is to go past a bachelors, 180 credits, program. The appeal will also be needed if for some reason the student cannot be moved into bachelors at the semester of attendance. This can be found by the SAP Appeal on the website. Things to know after you've turned in an appeal: It takes about 3-5 business days for an appeal to be processed. This means once the appeal is received the office goes through and verifies that the entire appeal is ok to be seen by a committee. Possible reasons why a student might get a call about this being incomplete would be a missing signature, no resolution in the personal statement, or if the situation is too similar to a previous appeal the student has filed. During the first few weeks of school, financial aid gets flooded with all sorts of appeals and varying questions from students. It is always good to get the appeal in immediately as even though a committee meets generally twice a week, it could be a few weeks before an appeal is seen. When in doubt, see a financial aid counselor, located in the Browning Administration building. They are more than happy to help any student figure out the appeal process. Li mr SM UVU signs three-year contract with UTA BY TIFFANY THATCHER Asst. News Editor Last week as students were saying goodbye to their extra time and water parks, the line at the Campus Connection wound back and forth in the Student Center with some resemblance to an amusement park line. At Campus Connection students were finding the cost for this year's bus pass had come down significantly, even since July. Student body president Chris Loumeau has been heavily involved with this issue, dealing with over-confident UTA representatives, upset students and everything in between. When UTA announced their new cost in the meeting, they presented it as though no negotiation was possible, but UVU refused their offer. This would mean students would pay the public price of $75 per month. "When the news came out, lots of students were upset," Loumeau said. "Students were sending hate mail to me personally." Prices of bus passes have been decided for the next three years Photo Courtesy of Randy Neilson Bus pass prices are set to increase each year Students heard about the rise in cost from last year's $20 pass, and there was an upheaval of complaints. Along with Loumeau, Sarah Roseborough, Vice President of UVU Clubs and Organizations, was attending meetings about the issue. "Everybody was upset, because a large majority uses public transportation," Roseborough said. "It was a mess." UTA came back with a second offer of $120 per * * * * * * * *** * * * * * year, a much better price, but some were still not satisfied. "We had a lot of students coming in, which helps us try to meet the students needs," Roseborough said. "International students had an especially big voice." Miguel Cordero is an international student who said what a heated topic it was among students in the international center. "Forty dollars is twice the price," Cordero said. "Many say it is okay, but some still don't like it. I ride the bus every day and use it a lot so it's worth it." International students spend a lot of money to get their UVU education. They buy plane tickets, and pay about $6,500 for tuition each semester. With housing factored in, a car is not a reasonable option. When asked if he would buy the $120 pass Cordero replied, "I am an international student, I have no choice." On Aug. 3, the student body found out UTA had lowered it again due to so many universities putting up a fight. Currently $7 of each student's student fees are going to UTA, adding up to half a million dollars. The school has now signed a three-year contract with UTA. This year bus passes will be $40, next year they will go to $50, and the following year will be $70. This will help students slowly get accustomed to the change now that so many are reliant on public transportation. Do you have a Sept. 11 story? Let us know for one of our up coming issues. 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