… Content Financial Aid - Maintain Your Eligibility (UC) … Maintain Your Eligibility … To maintain eligibility, you must continue meeting the following requirements: Be a U.S. citizen, or an eligible non-citizen, a permanent resident who has … that their stay in the US is for other than temporary purposes or be classified as an AB540 for state aid eligibility only Continue meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in a course of study leading to associate degree, certificate, or … Extension Petition approved, Approved Units refer to the units/classes listed on their Student Educational Plan (submitted with their petition) that have been approved by the Financial Aid Office for financial aid eligibility at your home college. …