Review a college's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy against the FSA Handbook

Takes a college's published Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy text (public, no student data) and drafts a gap list for the financial aid office against the 2025-2026 FSA Handbook, Volume 1, Chapter 1: whether the policy states both qualitative and quantitative standards, whether it is at least as strict as the policy for students not receiving Title IV aid in the same program, how and when progress is checked, whether rounding rules are stated if used, and whether financial aid warning, appeal, probation and academic plan terms match how the handbook describes them (for example, warning is only for schools that check SAP every payment period and lasts one payment period). Each gap cites the handbook section it comes from.

Human in the loop: Financial aid director reviews every gap and decides any policy change; the workflow never evaluates an individual student's progress or appeal. Limits: The handbook's worked examples (such as a 2/3 pace and 150 percent maximum timeframe) illustrate one school's policy and must not be presented as requirements. Federal rules change by award year, so the gap list names the handbook year used. Not legal advice. Individual SAP determinations and appeals are consequential decisions about students and stay with staff (see the aed-uc-149 warning). No student records as inputs. Methodology 1.0: Hold.