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Satisfactory Academic Progress

Vincennes University is required under Title IV of the Higher Education Amendments to define and administer standards of satisfactory academic progress for students receiving financial aid.
Recipients must maintain sufficient progress to assure successful completion of their educational objectives as measured by qualitative and quantitative standards.
 
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Qualitative and Quantitative Standards

After attempting 12 credits, students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 1.8 and complete at least 60% of their cumulative attempted credit hours with passing grades.

After earning 30 quality hours, students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 1.9 and complete at least 60% of their cumulative attempted credit hours with passing grades.

After earning 45 quality hours, students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 and complete at least 60% of their cumulative attempted credit hours with passing grades.

Students who do not meet these conditions will be placed on financial aid probation.
 
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Financial Aid Probation.

While students are on probation, they must finish 100% of all courses attempted with a semester GPA of at least 2.0. If they do not achieve this standard at the completion of their next semester of enrollment, they will be placed on financial aid suspension.

For this purpose an “earned F” counts as a finished course as does a grade of DE in a developmental reading course. Students “earn an F” when they stay in the course and try to pass but fail in this effort. In this case a student does not earn credits, and any Fs in non-developmental courses count in the GPA. Students who receive any grades of W, WN, WF, or I do not finish 100% of courses attempted. Courses attempted are those courses in which a student is enrolled after the first week of classes (add/drop week).

Students will receive a letter clearly stating these requirements, and they must sign and submit an acknowledgement that they understand their status and what they must do to avoid suspension of their
financial aid. While they are on probation, they will receive the financial aid for which they are eligible.
Thus, there is no appeal of probationary status.

Students will be removed from probation after they achieve at least (added: at least) the 60% completion rate and at least the minimum GPA relevant to the number of hours they have earned.
 
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Financial Aid Suspension.

Students who, while on financial aid probation, do not meet the semester GPA and completion standards stated above will have their financial aid suspended. Since this means they will not receive the
financial aid for which they would otherwise be eligible, they may appeal their suspension. If their appeal is granted, they will receive the financial aid for which they are eligible, but they will remain on financial aid probation.

If a grade of I during a semester of probation is the only reason students have been placed on financial aid suspension, after they submit proof that they have completed the course with a grade other
than W, WN, or WF, their financial aid will be reinstated as long as the changed grade enables them to meet the minimum semester GPA of 2.0.

To appeal financial aid suspension, students must be able to cite and document significant extenuating circumstances that prevented them from meeting the minimum semester requirements.
Significant extenuating circumstances include but are not limited to extended illness, a death in the family, or some other serious personal or familial situation. Examples of acceptable documentation
include death certificates, diagnostic statements from physicians, and written statements from a third party familiar with the situation. Appeals will not be granted unless significant extenuating circumstances can be documented.
 
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Maximum Time Frame.

U.S. Department of Education rules allow colleges and universities to provide federal financial aid for a maximum of up to 150% of the credits needed to complete an academic program. For example, students working toward a degree that requires 64 credits, may receive federal financial aid for attempting up to 96 credits (64+32), and students working toward a certificate of completion that requires 30 credits may receive federal financial aid for attempting up to 45 credits (30+15). Once students have surpassed these limits at the completion of a semester or summer term, they will be on financial aid suspension and will no longer be allowed to receive federal financial aid.

Notice that we must count credits attempted and not just credits successfully earned. We must count the credits for courses in which students receive a grade of F, W, WF, WN, DE, RD, or I. We must
also count the credits for all courses attempted at Vincennes University whether the courses meet degree requirements or not.

There are some exceptions that might make it possible for Vincennes University to provide federal financial aid for additional credits.
• The university may exclude up to 30 credits of developmental courses attempted.
• The university may exclude some credits that are transferred from another college or university. Specifically, transfer credits that do not meet any requirements for the degree or certificate toward which a student is working at Vincennes University may be excluded.
• The university may include credits attempted or earned more than five years ago if enrollment has not been continuous.
• For students who have already earned one degree or certificate from Vincennes University and are working on a second degree or certificate, credits that are unique to the first degree or certificate earned may be excluded. Purely elective courses are not unique to the first degree or certificate earned and will be counted toward the 150% maximum.

Since significant extenuating circumstances may contribute to a student’s failure to complete a degree or certificate program within the 150% maximum time frame, we will accept appeals of suspension of federal financial aid. To appeal financial aid suspension, students must be able to cite and document significant extenuating circumstances that prevented them from meeting the maximum time frame requirements. Significant extenuating circumstances include but are not limited to extended illness, a death in the family, or some other serious personal or familial situation. Examples of acceptable documentation include death certificates, birth certificates, diagnostic statements from physicians, and written statements from a non-family third party familiar with the situation. Appeals will not be granted unless significant extenuating circumstances can be documented.
 
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Returning students:

The financial aid award shown in your award notification assumes that you have met the standards of academic progress at the end of your last semester of attendance at Vincennes University.
 
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H1N1 Vaccination Clinic for VU Students is Nov. 3

November 2, 2009

VINCENNES, IND. - An H1N1 vaccination clinic will be offered to Vincennes University students on Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until all vaccine is given) in VU’s Beckes Student Union, Fort Sackville Room 1.

“We have a limited number of vaccinations and we must follow the priority guidelines set by the Center for Disease Control and the Indiana State Board of Health for administration of the vaccine.  We will be offering additional H1N1 vaccination clinics as soon as we receive additional doses from the County Board of Health,” said Peggy Milligan, coordinator of the VU Student Health Center.

Recommended initial priority groups include:  

  • pregnant women,
  • household/caregivers of babies under 6 months of age,
  • healthcare and emergency medical services personnel,
  • persons aged 6 months to 24 years, persons aged 25-64 who have high-risk medical conditions.

For more information, please contact Duane Chattin, Director of Public Information, at 812-888-4164 or dchattin@vinu.edu

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Thompson's 29 Lead VU Past SEI at JeffCo Tip-Off Classic; Buis Named All-American

November 1, 2009

HILLSBORO, Mo. – Freshman Deanna Thompson had 29 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Vincennes Lady Trailblazers to an 84-61 win over Southeastern Illinois Sunday in VU’s first game of the Jefferson College Tip-Off Classic in Hillsboro, Mo.

The victory tipped off the Lady Trailblazers’ 2009-10 season.

Sophomore Ashley Buis had 15 points, four assists and two steals, while sophomore Megan Craft scored seven, dished out five assists and turned in three steals. Freshman Jasmine McGhee contributed six points and four boards and sophomore Misty Wynn recorded three steals to go with her five points. Freshman Brooklyn Hillsman had eight points and freshman Charae Richardson pitched in with three steals for the Lady Trailblazers (1-0).

Thompson was 14-of-16 from the field as VU scored 51 points in the second half to pull away from a two-point halftime lead at 33-31.

As a team, the Lady Trailblazers had 30 rebounds (10 offensive boards), 16 steals, 17 assists and six blocked shots in the rout of the Lady Falcons.

VU will face Rend Lake Rend Lake on the classic’s second day Monday.

The Lady Trailblazers return from the Jefferson College event to entertain Olive-Harvey in a 5 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 7. After a trip to play the Lindsey-Wilson College J.V. team on Nov. 9, VU comes home to take on John A. Logan at 5 p.m., prior to the VU Trailblazers’ 7 p.m. contest with the Volunteers.

November 1, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The National Junior College Athletic Association released its picks for the 2009-10 Divisions I, II and III Men's and Women's Pre-Season All-American First Team, Second Team and Third Team.

VU Lady Trailblazer
Ashley Buis was selected for the Div. I First Team.

The 5-11 sophomore was a NJCAA Honorable-Mention All-American last season when she averaged 17.1 points, three rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game as VU went 25-10 and finished seventh at the NJCAA National Championship Tournament.

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Trailblazers open with 99-84 victory against New Creations

November 1, 2009

Freshman guard Monty Wilson scored 19 points off the bench – 12 after halftime – and sophomores Chris Henderson and Ryan Allen had 15 each as the Vincennes Trailblazers beat visiting New Creations 99-84 Sunday to open the 2009-10 season.

Sophomore forward Daimion Garrett had 11 and sophomore guard Fred Ford chipped in with eight points to support a VU attack in which everyone on the Trailblazers roster scored.

Guards Phillip Bond and Hayden Annett tied for game-high scoring honors with 20 points. Annett had 18 and Bond 16 after intermission. Walter Pitchford scored 13 for the Flyers.

The Trailblazers got out to a big lead early as New Creations struggled from the floor and didn’t record a field goal until a short jumper by guard Andros Desir made it 31-7 VU with 9:34 remaining in the first half. Prior to that shot, the Flyers had only five free throws.

New Creations went scoreless again until the 8:16 mark when a pair of free throws by Junior McLeod broke the second scoring ice jam. Unfortunately, the Trailblazers had cooled off and only scored a pair of points by that time as well. From that 33-9 score, the Flyers outscored VU 25-11 over the next eight minutes to pull within 10 at 44-34 at the half.

The Trailblazers shot 46 percent on 17-of-37 shooting in the first half. However, New Creations hit 13 free throws, thanks to 16 first-half VU fouls, to stay in sight of the Trailblazers.

The Trailblazers stretched the lead back to 20 in the second half on a Henderson dunk that staked VU to a 60-40 advantage. The cushion swelled to as much as 26 points when freshman Philip Freeman stole a Flyers inbounds pass and took it in untouched for a layup to make it 80-54 with just less than eight minutes to go.

VU kept the lead near 20 throughout much of the rest of the way in outscoring the Flyers 55-50 in the second half and cruising to the final score.

The Trailblazers will return to action Wednesday when they host Olney Central at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, but students with valid VU I.D.s are admitted free.

All VU Trailblazers games can also be heard with Dave Hunter’s play-by-play on Blazer 91.1 WVUB.

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VU Health Watch Wednesday Continues

 VU Health Watch Wednesday began with two e-text messages that provided H1N1 wellness tips and reminded subscribers to visit the VU Health Office web page

Updates will be posted each Wednesday (or sooner if the situation warrants).  The webpage includes links to the Center for Disease Control flu pages, preventative tips, and campus information. 

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