Academic Standing
Warning and Suspension
All NWACC students are expected to make satisfactory progress in all courses taken at NWACC and are subject to the Academic Standing Policy.
A student’s academic standing is determined at the end of each fall and spring semester on the basis of cumulative and/or semester grade point average. A student’s academic standing determines reenrollment status and establishes conditions associated with reenrollment or denial of reenrollment.
Good Standing
A 2.0 cumulative grade point average (“C” average) is considered satisfactory progress and is required to be in good standing.
Academic Warning
Any student whose NWACC cumulative grade point average falls below the required 2.0 cumulative GPA mark will be placed on academic warning. The student will receive notification from Student Records, and students are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor in the Advising Center. Students on Academic Warning will be limited to enrolling in 13 credit hours. Academic warning students will also be advised to repeat classes in which a grade of “D” or “F” was earned.
If the student’s semester GPA, at the end of the academic warning semester, is at least a 2.0 GPA but the cumulative GPA is still below 2.0, the student will continue on academic warning. The academic warning status will be removed when the cumulative GPA is at 2.0 or above.
A student may remain on academic warning indefinitely but will not be able to graduate until he/she meets the required 2.0 out of a possible 4.0 in all courses submitted for graduation.
Academic Suspension
A student on academic warning who does not meet the minimum 2.0 semester GPA for the academic warning semester will be placed on academic suspension and will be administratively dropped from any further classes. Students will not be allowed to enroll in classes for 1 major (fall/spring) semester. After the suspended semester, students must reapply for admission and will be readmitted on academic warning.
Students readmitted on academic warning follow the same guidelines as other students under the academic warning status, with the exception of the amount of credit hours they can take during their readmitted semester. Students readmitted from academic suspension are limited to 7 credit hours in their first semester back.
Students placed on academic suspension for a second time will not be allowed to enroll in classes for 1 academic year.
Transfer Students: Incoming transfer students who are on warning, probation, or suspension from another institution will be admitted to NWACC and not be placed on academic warning. These students will have the same opportunity to prove success as other incoming students. Transfer students will be subject to the same requirements for continued enrollment at the end of their first semester at NWACC as students that have only attended NWACC.
Readmitted Students: Students who left NWACC on academic warning and return will be admitted on academic warning. Students suspended from NWACC may be readmitted after their suspended term(s) on academic warning.
Appeals: Students who have been placed on academic suspension may appeal. Extraordinary circumstances may have contributed to academic deficiencies. Appeals must be submitted to the Executive Vice President for Student Learning. An appeal form may be obtained from the Office of the Executive Vice President for Student Learning.
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