Academic Catalog
Satisfactory Academic Progress
All students must be making satisfactory academic progress in an eligible degree or certificate program. Financial aid applicants are required to meet the standards described below for all terms of attendance, including terms when no aid is received. Your cumula¬tive grade point average must be:
| Class | Credits | GPA |
| Freshman | 1-29 | 1.700 |
| Sophomore | 30-59 | 1.900 |
| Junior | 60-89 | 2.000 |
| Senior | 90+ | 2.000 |
To remain in satisfactory academic progress, you are required to complete at least 67% of credit hours attempted each semester.
If you complete less than 67% of the credit hours attempted, you will be placed on probation for unsatisfactory academic progress.
If you do not successfully complete 6 credits during one term, you will have your financial aid suspended for the next term. You will not be eligible for federal, state, or institutional grants, scholarships, work-study or loans. You are also not eligible for Alternative bank loans.
You will be placed on financial aid probation for the following semester if your grade point average falls below the required level or you do not successfully complete 67% of the credits attempted.
Your financial aid will be canceled if you do not successfully complete 67% of credits attempted at the end of two terms, or do not successfully complete 50% of credits attempted at the end of one term, or if your cumulative grade point falls or remains below the required level after two terms, or you do not successfully complete 6 credits each semester.
You may appeal financial aid suspension in writing to the Financial Aid Services Office.
For a detailed copy of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, please contact the Financial Aid Services Office or visit http://eagle.northwestu.edu/financialaid/ undergrad/forms.php.