Undergraduate students whose cumulative grade point average falls below a 2.0 for all course work attempted at Northern (with the exception of the first semester freshmen whose status can be defined as on Freshman Warning) are placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation are required to schedule an appointment for a probation interview with the dean (or the dean's designee) of the major college. For that probation interview to be most productive, it should occur prior to or early in the next semester at Northern so that the student can adjust the semester's schedule as recommended to improve the probability of clearing the record to good standing by the end of the term.
Students who fail to raise their cumulative grade point average to a 2.0 at the end of their probationary semester will become candidates for academic dismissal.