Satisfactory Academic Progress
To be eligible to receive federal student aid, students must be maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate. The two standards utilized by the University to determine satisfactory academic progress are quantitative and qualitative progress.
Quantitative progress requires students to pass a minimum number of credit hours. Qualitative progress requires students to earn predetermined Northwest and cumulative grade point averages. Students must be in compliance with the University’s written standards for both qualitative and qualitative progress to maintain eligibility for any type of federal financial aid.
The University will attempt to notify students by email when they have not maintained satisfactory academic progress. Students are responsible for being aware of the satisfactory academic progress policies and will remain ineligible even if the University’s notification is not received.
Failure to meet the appropriate completion rate by the end of the probationary term would result in the loss of eligibility for all types of federal financial aid until the deficiency is removed.