Satisfactory Progress Policy

No student placed on academic suspension will be eligible for financial aid. Students receiving financial aid who do not meet the minimum requirement as outlined under the Rate of Progress shall not be awarded financial aid.

Appeals 

Any student who believes that mitigating circumstances prevented him or her from achieving the minimum requirement should write an appeal letter. This letter should explain the circumstances and state how the student anticipates achieving the required Rate of Progress.

The letter should be addressed to:

Director of Student Financial Aid and Financial Planning,
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809-2921.

Financial Aid Refund Policy

Students attending the University for the first time (but for less than 60 percent of the period of enrollment) who received federal aid are required to have their billed charges calculated based on a federal pro rata refund formula which supersedes the general refund policy set forth on page 74 and 75 of the 2005-2006 Undergraduate catalog.

If a student withdraws, refunds of financial aid will be applied in the following order: first, Federal Stafford Loan, then Federal PLUS Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Federal ACG, Federal SMART Grant, Federal SEOG, and finally Roger Williams University grants and scholarships. The amount refunded shall not exceed the total amount granted for the fiscal year (credited to the student's account) for the particular federal program. The order in which funds are refunded is dictated by the federal government.