Satisfactory Academic Progress

For federal, state and institutional aid, Nevada State College is required by the U.S. Department of Education to define for all aid applicants, qualitative and quantitative standards for "satisfactory academic progress" toward the completion of degree objectives. Students are required to complete the number of credits in which they are awarded and receive funding.  Students must also maintain a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0. 

Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA)

The Nevada State College GPA is based on grades for credits earned at this College and does not include grades transferred from another institution. An undergraduate student must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA from Nevada State College to remain elegible to receive financial aid..

Minimum Credits to be Earned

A student receiving aid must earn a minimum number of credits each semester, applicable to his/her degree and consistent with his or her enrollment/funding status. Students are encouraged to register for more than the minimum number of credits so as not to jeopardize academic progress.   The chart below outlines the levels of enrollment used for financial aid classification and can be used to monitor your academic progress for financial aid purposes.

Courses that are assigned a grade of “A” through “D” and “S” are included as credits earned.  “S” is not calculated into the GPA.  Courses assigned grades of “I”, “W”, “F”, “AD”, “NR”, “R” and “U” do not earn credit.

Maximum Credit Requirements

Students must complete their degrees within a reasonable number of attempted and earned credits.  At this time students are required to complete their degrees within 192 credits, which includes all transfer credits from other institutions, regardless of whether or not aid was received. Students may continue to receive aid until the maximum credit limit is reached or the requirements for the current degree are completed, whichever occurs first.  

Any student that will exceeds the allotted maximum credits, who has an extenuating circumstance, may be able to submit an appeal with NSC Student Financial Services and Scholarships (SFSS) for an extension.  Students who have received a degree and are pursuing a subsequent degree must also submit an appeal before receiving financial aid.  Please visit the SFSS Office to ask any questions and obtain the proper paperwork.

NOTE:  Private scholarships (including the Millennium Scholarship) may have different requirements in regard to student progress.  Please be attentive to details in letters received from other agencies.