Academic Progress Standard for Pennsylvania Aid
PHEAA Grants

This standard applies to grants from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).

Academic Progress Requirements for Pennsylvania State Aid (PHEAA)
When the Pennsylvania state grant agency (PHEAA) awards a grant, it requires that a student complete 12 new credits for each full-time grant and six new credits for each part-time grant. Over the course of two semesters (usually fall and spring terms for one academic year), full-time students must earn 24 credits to maintain their eligibility for Pennsylvania state grants.

There is no minimum GPA required. Students should be aware that they cannot count repetitions of classes for which they previously received credit toward the minimum number of required credits.

Over the course of an academic year
. Full time students: 24 credits completed in last two terms
. Part time students: complete 6 credits per term

Summer Redemption
If a student falls short of the credit requirement after the fall and spring semesters, he or she can enroll in summer classes to make up the credit deficiency. Students, who enroll for summer classes at another institution, must provide the Financial Aid Office with a transcript documenting the successful completion of summer classes. State grants will be reinstated for students who achieve the minimum credit requirement after taking summer classes.

A student who has earned too few credits will loose his or her grant for the fall term. However, the state grant can be reinstated for the spring term if the student makes up his or her credit deficiency during the fall.

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