Students must sign, date and return their award notifications by the deadline specified on the notification to confirm acceptance of their awards. Students may accept all or part of their awards. Offers of all financial aid are void if award notifications are not properly completed and returned by the designated deadline. 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 quantitative and qualitative progress to maintain eligibility for any type of federal financial aid. The University will attempt to notify students by mail when they have not maintained satisfactory academic progress. However, 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 Quantitative progress will be determined annually at the end of the summer.