Satisfactory Academic Progress For CDL Programs

The Institute’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards measure each student’s quantitative (credit completion) and qualitative (cumulative grade point average) progress toward the completion of the student’s program of study. The SAP standards are used primarily to determine a student’s eligibility to receive federal financial aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act; however, the SAP standards are applied to all students and represent a minimum standard of academic achievement required by the Institute for continued enrollment.

SAP Evaluation Periods

The Institute’s SAP standards measure a student’s satisfactory academic progress at the end of each Quarter, and/or Semester. The Institute will provide an academic grade report to each student at the end of each Quarter, and/or Semester which will include the student’s grades earned in each course attempted. The grade report will also provide cumulative information for all credits attempted and completed and a cumulative grade point average at the end of each grading period.

Maximum Time Frame

The maximum time frame in which a student may complete his or her program of study is the period of time in which it takes the student to attempt 150% of the academic credits contained in his or her educational program.

Quantitative Requirement - Credit Completion

Each student must complete a minimum number of credits by the end of each Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) evaluation period. Only satisfactorily completed course credits are counted as credits completed. Satisfactorily completed course credits include those for which a student receives a grade other than a ― W, ―WF, or ―F. All courses for which a student receives a grade, whether passing or failing, a withdrawn (―W), a withdrawn failing (―WF), or a repeated course are counted in determining credits attempted. Transfer credits accepted for the student‘s program will be counted as credits attempted and credits completed. A student‘s SAP standing will be calculated based on the student‘s entire history of enrollment in a specific programof study, except asnoted below. (See Credit Completion requirements at each Evaluation Level in the charts.)

Qualitative Requirement – Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

Fortis Institute measures qualitative progress on the basis of a 4.0 scale. All courses for which a student receives a grade will be included when calculating the student‘s CGPA, except that of a withdrawal (―W) or incomplete (―I) will not be included in determining a student‘s cumulative CGPA, and if a student repeats a course, only the highest grade for that course will be included when calculating the student‘s GPA. (See CGPA requirements at each Evaluation Level in the charts)

Qualitative Requirement – Passing/Failing

Fortis Institute measures qualitative progress on the basis of a pass or fail for non-credit clock hour programs. The student must have earned a (P) by the end of the SAP evaluation period. If the student does not meet SAP at the end of the evaluation period, they will be placed on SAP probation and repeat the course if they have not earned a (P) after repeating the course they will be terminated from the program. After a student has achieved 97 hours completed in the program the student will be measured weekly for meeting the SAP requirement if they are not at the standard they will be placed on SAP probation and have to repeat the failed class to earn a (P) if they do not meet the (P) after repeating the course they will be terminated from the program.

SAP Table

The following chart provides the minimum quantitative and qualitative requirements for each evaluation level for the Commercial Truck Driver Training program.

Commercial Truck Driver Training

Quarter Credit Program