If undergraduates enroll for fewer than six course credits, they may be eligible for reduced financial aid. If you are a graduate student, you must enroll in at least nine credit hours per semester to maintain full-time status. If you withdraw or take a leave of absence from Northwest, you may be required to repay all or part of your financial aid. 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 pre-determined Northwest and cumulative grade point averages . Students must be in compliance with the University's written standards for both quantitative and qualitative progress to maintain eligiblity for any type of federal financial assistance. The University will attempt to notify students by mail 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 written notification is not received. Quantitative Progress Final quantitative progress will be determined annually at the end of the summer trimester.