Section 22.257 - Satisfactory Academic Progress(a) Eligibility at End of Initial Year Award. Students who complete their first year receiving a grant in compliance with their institutions' financial aid academic progress requirements are eligible to receive continuation awards in the following year if they meet the other requirements listed in §22.256 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students).(b) Eligibility at End of a Continuation Award. Students shall, unless granted a hardship provision in accordance with §22.259 of this subchapter (relating to Hardship Provisions), as of the end of an academic year in which the student receives a continuation award: (1) complete at least 75% of the semester credit hours or their equivalent attempted in the student's most recent academic year; and(2) maintain an overall cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or its equivalent.(c) The calculation of a student's GPA is to be completed in accordance with Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Provisions).(d) The completion rate calculations may be made in keeping with institutional policies.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.257
The provisions of this §22.257 adopted to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7871; amended to be effective February 21, 2006, 31 TexReg 1032; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 09, February 27, 2015, TexReg 926, eff. 3/4/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 08, February 23, 2018, TexReg 1084, eff. 2/28/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 31, July 31, 2020, TexReg 5343, eff. 8/3/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 06, February 9, 2024, TexReg 0686, eff. 2/15/2024