Academic Probation, Academic Suspension, and Dismissal
Any student classified as a freshman whose Northwest or cumulative grade point average falls below 1.75 on a 4.00 scale is automatically placed on academic probation.
Any student classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior whose Northwest or cumulative grade point average falls below 2.00 is automatically placed on academic probation.
A student on academic probation is limited to 16 academic hours per trimester. This enrollment restriction will apply as long as the student is on academic probation.
A student on probation who falls further behind (i.e., who does not make at least a 2.00 grade point average for any trimester) shall be automatically suspended for two consecutive trimesters. Any student once placed on probation remains on probation until his or her Northwest and cumulative grade point average is at least 2.00.
A suspended student may apply to the Office of Admissions for readmission following his or her suspension period. Any student who has returned on probation following a period of academic suspension or who has been reinstated by the Committee on Admissions and Advanced Standing shall earn at least a 2.00 grade point average each probationary trimester in order to continue as a student. A second suspension will be for three consecutive trimesters. If a student is academically suspended from Northwest or from any other university or college for a total of three times, the student will be dismissed from Northwest.
Students must petition the Committee on Admissions and Advanced Standing for exceptions to the above policies. Petition forms are available in the Office of the Registrar and online at www.nwmissouri.edu/registrar.
Additionally, undergraduate students are required to enroll in INCO 77150 Academic Success Coaching (1 hr.) and INCO 77151 Strategies for Academic Success (1 hr.) as a condition of continued enrollment based on the criteria below. Students who do not attend or actively participate in the listed required classes will be administratively dropped from these classes. Furthermore, because continued enrollment is based on enrollment in INCO 77150 and INCO 77151, an administrative drop of these courses will precipitate an administrative withdrawal from all other coursework for failure to comply with the terms of enrollment.
- Freshmen students placed on academic probation at the end of their first term of enrollment;
- Transfer students admitted on probation;
- Students returning after academic suspension including those readmitted through the Admissions and Advanced Standing or Academic Appeals Committee process.