SAP includes three components:

1. A typed personal statement explaining your mitigating circumstances. (Submit below with e-signature): The personal statement must also indicate how the extenuating circumstances have been resolved or stabilized enabling the student to now be academically successful to meet SAP requirements in the future.
2. Academic Plan signed by Student and Academic Advisor, which should be uploaded after your advisement session.
3. Supporting documentation to support your mitigating circumstances/personal statement.

If your information is rejected by the SAP Committee you may re-submit appeal with the appropriate supporting documents, however, your information will be reviewed during the next scheduled SAP appeals committee meeting.

Extenuating circumstances beyond a student's control include but are not limited to:

• Death of an immediate family member
• Major medical issue experienced by the student or an immediate family member of the student

• Physical disability: blindness, hearing loss, seizures, etc.
• Mental disability: PTSD, learning disabilities, anxiety disorders, depression, etc.
• Domestic violence
• Job loss
• Automobile accident
• Eviction or homelessness
• Involuntary call to active military duty

The following circumstances are NOT considered extenuating and beyond the student's control, but based on personal choices:

• Not knowing the deadline or requirements for SAP
• Voluntary overtime
• Not needing or wanting a class, not doing well in a class, or having too heavy of a course load

As part of the appeal process for financial aid, students must provide qualified supporting documentation that supports the student's personal statement regarding the extenuating circumstances that prevented them from being academically successful. Supporting documentation must be provided or the appeal will be denied.

Your SAP appeal letter should address the following:

1. Extenuating circumstance(s) that caused you to fail to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress for the semester(s) you were not meeting SAP.

2. What has changed that will enable you to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress at the next evaluation?

3. The steps you will take to ensure you continue to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress in the future semester(s).

** Failure to answer all questions below will result in a rejected SAP Appeal form **

To speak with your Financial Aid Specialist to discuss academic measurement requirements for returning to Financial Aid Good standing, please schedule an appointment or contact us through email, phone message, or in-person during office hours.

QLess appointment: https://dev.atlantatech.edu/qless/

Financial Aid Office: https://dev.atlantatech.edu/financial-aid/