Financial Aid Responsibilities

Athletics-related financial aid

As a student-athlete, you should be familiar with the terms and conditions of your athletics-related grants-in-aid (scholarship) and other forms of financial assistance. Your athletics-related financial aid is awarded for one-year periods as mandated by the NCAA. Renewal of this aid is the decision of Athletics.

Notification of athletic scholarship renewals or non-renewals will be made in writing on or before July 1 prior to the academic year in which they are to be effective. Renewals will be on a one-year basis and may be subject to an increase, decrease or non-renewal. If aid is reduced or canceled, you will be provided an opportunity for a hearing at your request. Notification of this opportunity for a hearing will be delivered in a letter from the Financial Aid director.

Your athletic aid may be canceled or reduced during the period of the award if you:

  • Render yourself ineligible for intercollegiate competition;
  • Fraudulently misrepresent any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid application;
  • Engage in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty;
  • Voluntarily withdraw from your sport for personal reasons; or
  • Fail to comply with non-athletics-related conditions (including but not limited to academic policies or standards, team rules or policies).

WOU Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (SAP)

These policies apply to undergraduate students who receive federal, state and/or university financial aid at WOU. Students receiving financial aid are required to maintain quantitative and qualitative requirements and graduate within a reasonable time.

  • Minimum credits (full-time students are required to complete 36 credits per year)
  • Maintaining pace (full-time students are required to complete 67 percent of attempted credits)
  • GPA requirement (full-time students are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA)
  • Students who exceed 220 credits but have not graduated are not eligible for financial aid

Please visit WOU Financial Aid for complete listing of requirements. Academic scholarships may have more stringent guidelines than federal, state or university financial aid.

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