Skip to Main Content

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Whether it is an academic scholarship, a federal grant, or a student loan all sources of financial aid require the student to meet certain academic standards to continue to be eligible for award.

Federal & State Grants, Loans, Work Study

Academic Progress is reviewed for all grants, loans, and work study programs. Students must meet a GPA requirement, an earned hour requirement, and have not exceeded the maximum number of attempted hours allowed.

Academic progress for Financial Aid is typically checked once an academic year, at the conclusion of a Spring semester and is reviewed primarily on the hours attempted during both the Fall and Spring semesters of the student’s last academic year of attendance.

Listed below are the basic criteria students must meet to be eligible for all federal and state grants, loans, and work study programs:

  • Cumulative GPA - 2.0;

  • Cumulatively earn at least 67% of the hours cumulatively attempted;

  • Have not cumulatively attempted and/or earned more than 150% of the hours required to complete the student's current, primary degree program. All hours attempted will count towards this requirement, regardless of the program in which they were attempted and/or earned.

Scholarships & Satisfactory Academic Progress

Every scholarship that LSUA students receive carry their own academic requirements to maintain eligibility.  Students who receive scholarships from sources other than LSUA or the Louisiana TOPS scholarship, should contact the organization who awarded the scholarship for what the minimum academic standards are.

Students must be enrolled full time (12+ credit hours) as of the census date for the semester in order to receive Academic scholarships. Failure to do so results in permanent loss of scholarship eligibility.

Please note, 100% online degree programs do not qualify for any LSUA Scholarship. If you change your degree program to a 100% online degree program, then you risk the loss of your LSUA Scholarship.

For LSUA Academic Scholarship 2 (for recipients beginning Spring 2016)

  • Maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA

  • Earn 24 hours per academic year

Please note that a "W" grade does not count as an earned credit hour. If you receive a "W" grade in any course, please consult with the Financial Aid Office to review ways to maintain eligibility, if possible.

For LSUA Foundation Scholarships

Students receiving a LSUA Foundation Scholarship were provided with the retention requirements at the time they accepted the award. If a student no longer has this information they may email the LSUA Financial Aid Office at financialaid@lsua.edu.

For the Louisiana TOPS and TOPS Tech Scholarships

Students who are eligible to receive the LA TOPS Opportunity, Performance, or Honor scholarship, and TOPS Tech, must meet the following basic academic requirements:

  • Be enrolled as a full-time student. Full-time is defined as enrollment in 12 credit hours;

  • For TOPS, maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA, up to 47 earned hours, and then a 2.5 thereafter. A 3.0 GPA is required to maintain the Performance and Honors Stipends. A 2.5 GPA is required for TOPS Tech;

  • Earn 24 credit hours between the fall and spring semesters. A student may attend a trailing summer semester to earn the required hours need to earn 24 hours for the year;

  • A student may only receive TOPS for a maximum of 8 semesters, and TOPS Tech for a maximum of 4 semesters.

For complete information regarding the retention standards for TOPS and TOPS Tech, visit the website for the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance at osfa.la.gov.