Evaluation Schedule & Statuses

Undergraduate Programs – Students enrolled in undergraduate programs are evaluated for SAP after every12 credit hours attempted in their programs.

Graduate Programs – Students enrolled in graduate programs are evaluated for SAP after every 9 credit hours attempted in their programs.

SAP Evaluation Statuses

Good Standing – A student is in Good Standing if: 1) No grades have been posted yet, or 2) If SAP has not been evaluated yet, or 3) Student is meeting minimum SAP requirements at time of evaluation, or 4) Student regained Good Standing after being placed on an Academic/Financial Aid Warning or Academic Probation/Financial Aid Probationary period.

Academic/Financial Aid Warning – A student is in an Academic/Financial Aid Warning status when he/she is not maintaining Good Standing pursuant to the terms of this policy at the time of any SAP evaluation. Financial aid may be received while in this status. If SAP is regained by the next scheduled SAP evaluation period, he/she is returned to Good Standing status.

Academic Probation – A student is in an Academic Probation status when he/she did not regain Good Standing after being placed on an Academic/Financial Aid Warning. If the student wishes to maintain his/her financial aid, he/she will need to submit an Appeal. See below for directions on the Appeal process. All students in Academic Probation status will be placed on an Academic Plan that includes monitoring. If the student fails to follow the Academic Plan, he/she will be Academically Dismissed. If SAP is met by the next scheduled evaluation period and the Academic Plan was successfully followed, the student will regain Good Standing status.

Financial Aid Probation – A student is in Financial Aid Probation status only if he/she was first placed on Academic Probation and then decided to Appeal to reinstate federal financial aid. All students in Financial Aid Probation status will be placed on an Academic Plan that includes monitoring. If the student fails to follow the Academic Plan, he/she will be Academically Dismissed and will no longer be eligible to receive financial aid. If SAP is met by the next scheduled evaluation period and the Academic Plan was successfully followed, the student will regain Good Standing status and will also remain eligible for federal financial aid.

Extended Probation - Special circumstances may permit a student to continue on Extended Probation and possibly receive federal financial aid for an additional evaluation period. A student is in Extended Probation status only if he/she was placed on Academic or Financial Aid Probation and fails to regain Good Standing status before the next evaluation point and has then decided to Appeal based on special circumstances. If the appeal is approved, the current Academic Plan will remain in effect until the next evaluation point. If the student fails to follow the Academic Plan, he/she will be Academically Dismissed and will no longer be eligible to receive federal financial aid. If SAP is met by the next scheduled evaluation period and the Academic Plan was successfully followed, the student will regain Good Standing status and will also remain eligible for federal financial aid.

SAP Dismissal - This status indicates a student was in a probationary SAP period and either 1) did not regain good standing by the next SAP evaluation, and/or 2) did not successfully follow the academic plan. Students may appeal the dismissal to be reinstated to the University. If ever it is determined that it is mathematically impossible for the student to regain Good Standing within the current program, the student may consider a different program. A student can only change programs one time throughout his/her tenure at the University.

*To protect the integrity of Northcentral University, a student may also be Administratively Dismissed. Refer to the Code of Conduct policy for further details.