<p>There are some changes effective Jul 1, 2011 for SAP. I’m working on two bachelor’s degrees and time frame changes may cut off federal aid for me. Do credits I earned in high school while doing dual enrollment have to be counted toward the 180 credit hour cap for federal aid? What about AP credits from high school–do they have to be counted toward 180 cap. Thanks for any help on this. I can get the 180 up by petition at my college because one of my majors requires 134 credits, so 150% of that would get my cap up to 201 allowable credits.</p>
<p>You need to ask your college financial aid office these questions. Yes, the regulations are changing. There are a couple different ways schools can handle SAP now, so you need to find out how YOUR school will be doing things.</p>
<p>Thank you, I received an email notice yesterday from my college’s financial aid office about SAP and changes, and I kinda hit the panic button. I did visit with my financial aid advisor this afternoon and also my academic advisors today and we’ve got a game plan. I’ll have 177 semester credit hrs at the end of this summer term after 3 years at college–I brought a bunch of credits from dual enrollment in high school. I plan on attending upcoming fall and spring terms to finish my undergraduate studies and will end up with over 200 credit hrs. total.</p>