Time Limit for Degree Completion

Federal regulations require Embry‑Riddle to define minimum standards of satisfactory academic progress to determine your eligibility for financial aid. Embry‑Riddle must set certain quantitative and qualitative standards to ensure you are progressing toward degree completion. If you do not meet the Standards of Academic Progress, you will not be able to receive financial aid.

  • The qualitative standard is your grade point average (GPA).
  • If you are suspended, dismissed or not permitted to continue your enrollment, you will not be able to receive financial aid.
  • There are two quantitative standards. First, you must successfully complete 67% of the courses you attempt. Grades A, B, C, D and P are considered successfully completed. Second, the overall time it takes to complete your program is considered.
  • You are allowed 150% of the length of your program to complete your degree. The maximum number of credits you could attempt depends on your degree program.
  • These maximum credit hours may vary depending on your specific program. If you change degrees or are a transfer student, the maximum credit hours may be extended by the number of credit hours required to complete your degree.
  • The standards are reviewed once each academic year and are updated at the end of your last term in the academic year. Standards of academic progress will only be updated if you have been enrolled for at least two terms in an undergraduate program.

Worldwide & Online

An undergraduate student may graduate under the provisions of the ERAU-Worldwide catalog in effect when the student matriculated at the University, up to a maximum of seven years. All requirements for an Embry-Riddle associate's degree, bachelor’s degree, or combination thereof, must be completed within seven years from the date of matriculation, regardless of degree change, catalog change, or campus changes.

Upon matriculation, students are expected to maintain degree progression throughout their academic careers. Students shall successfully complete 18 undergraduate credit hours per year. The 18 credit hour calculation will be measured on each annual anniversary of a student’s matriculation and will include all activity in the previous 365 days. Students receiving federal financial aid should speak to their financial aid advisor about any unique applicable requirements.