The University of South Carolina cares about students’ success. If you have an academically deficient GPA (below a 2.0) and have financial aid, you may be required to come to ACE by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

The Office of Financial Aid partners with ACE for a student appeal process called “Satisfactory Academic Progress” or SAP. Students who have lost their financial aid due to deficient academic performance are required to meet with an ACE Coach and complete an ACE Academic Plan. This plan is important for students to invest in and complete for several reasons:

• To meet and connect individually with an ACE Academic Success Coach and determine your academic goals
  
• To map out a clear and concrete plan for how you intend to reach your academic goals.
  To get connected with the various campus resources that can assist you in becoming academically successful
  
• To demonstrate that you have put significant thought and investment in your academic future
  

Please note: your ACE meeting is designed for your benefit and to help you reach your academic goals. ACE Coaches are here to help answer any academic questions you have about classes, advisement, course preparation and study skills. Please let us know how we can help you during your appointment.

If you have been referred to ACE to complete an Academic Plan for a Financial Aid appeal, you need to complete the following three steps:

1. Request an ACE Appointment online. It’s easy to do, simply fill out the form here.

2. Prepare for your appointment. There are three documents you must bring with you to your appointment.

Your completed Academic Plan

Your LASSI scores

A copy of your transcript printed from VIP. Log onto VIP and click on the Academics tab. Choose the option “Record of Academic Work for Advisement Only”

3. Attend your ACE Appointment and bring all three documents with you. Coaches are available in Bates House, Columbia Hall, Sims Hall and the SSC/Thomas Copper Library.

Please remember your completion of this Academic Plan and your ACE coaching session does not reinstate your Financial Aid. That decision will be made by the Financial Aid office once you complete these steps.

SAP deadline printout
SAP deadlines link
SAP letter and Appeal instructions
SAP 3-Steps to completing your Academic Plan printout

If you need to completed the appeal process but are not in Columbia, you may be able to schedule a phone consultation. Learn more about this process and what you need to do to prepare.
View the phone consultation student resource page.

Office of Financial Aid: http://www.sc.edu/financialaid/
SAP process: http://www.sc.edu/financialaid/sap.html