Institutional
Scholarships, grants, and concessions may be forfeited at any time because of undesirable conduct or failure to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point of 2.0 or better. Some scholarships require a minimum cumulative grade point average greater than 2.0 to renew.
Students MUST carry a load of at least twelve credit hours to be eligible for institutional aid unless otherwise noted. A student who attends less than 50 percent of chapel/convocation programs in any one semester is placed on disciplinary probation. Any student placed on disciplinary probation may forfeit all institutional financial assistance.
Federal
In accordance with Title IV regulations, a student attending Missouri Baptist University is required to remain in good academic standing and maintain satisfactory academic progress. Academic progress shall be regarded as satisfactory for financial aid purposes if the student is maintaining a grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. A student whose current semester grade point average is below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale at the end of the Fall or Spring semester may be placed on financial aid probation.
In addition, a student awarded financial aid on a full-time basis would be expected to complete a baccalaureate degree in six years or twelve semesters. A student awarded financial aid on a part‑time basis would be expected to complete a degree in ten years or twenty semesters. For an undergraduate program, the maximum time frame cannot exceed 150% of the published length of the program measured in academic years, academic terms, credit hours attempted, or clock hours completed, as appropriate. For instance, if the published length of an academic program is 128 credit hours, the maximum time frame established by MBU must not exceed 192 attempted credit hours (that is, 128 x 1.5).
Students who do not comply with current academic regulations are subject to review and possible termination of financial aid.
It is within the discretion of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Financial Aid Committee to determine which circumstances may be viewed as mitigating for satisfactory academic progress if the above criteria are not met.
Students receiving federal assistance must certify Selective Service Registration status and that they are not in default on previous student loans or owe a repayment to the Federal Pell Grant program. This certification is done through the completion of the FAFSA.
