You are required to enroll in at least 12 credit hours each semester for your scholarship to apply to your charges.
The renewal GPA is 3.3 for the Presidential Scholarship, and 2.75 for all other merit scholarships. Some cohorts may have different GPA renewal criteria. If your cumulative NIU GPA drops below the requirement, you will be allowed one grace semester to increase it. During this grace semester, you will still receive the scholarship if you are enrolled in at least 12 hours.
If your cumulative NIU GPA falls below the requirement for two semesters your merit scholarship will be revoked. Appeals are generally not accepted unless there has been an extreme circumstance.
If your scholarship is revoked, but you later increase your cumulative GPA to the required level, contact the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office to request scholarship reinstatement. Reinstatement is not automatic and depends on available funding.
You must also remain in good academic and judicial standing to be eligible for scholarship renewal.
The scholarship is renewable eight consecutive semesters/four years for first-year students and four consecutive semesters/two years for transfer students. This does not include summer.
If you are concurrently enrolled at another institution, you must complete a consortium agreement and receive approval from your major college office in order to be considered eligible to receive the scholarship.