When are you expected to be in your degree granting major?
Before entering your fifth term (fall or spring).
For a grade below ____ you are able to do a course repeat without permission from your academic advisor.
Below a C- (which means D+, D, D- and F)
Credit only (AKA S/U grading) is common for HES courses but for most courses it causes the course to fall into Free Electives (if the plan has them) and to no longer count for CODA or GEP.
True or False?
True
How many grade exclusions do you have available to use? Can they be undone?
2; no!
What standards must you meet for continued enrollment?
Undergraduate students must meet the following standards for continued enrollment:
Successfully complete at least 2/3 of all attempted hours
maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 or be on Academic Warning or Probation
How do I use the Forecaster tool to estimate my term and cumulative GPA?
Log into MyPack Portal using your Unity ID and password
Access your Student Homepage
Select the ‘Planning & Enrollment’ tile
Select ‘Forecaster’ from the left side menu
Input grades, view “Academic Progress Status” below grades
True or False? I can use the Forecaster tool to see the effect of an S/U (credit only).
True. But please talk to me about using these options if your CODA requires a B or above for a prereq. This may not be beneficial to you.
What is the minimum number of credits to be full time?
What is the advised number of credits to be on track for graduation in 4 years?
What is the maximum number of credits a student can take but which requires permission?
12 cr
15 - 17 cr
21 cr (must get permission over 18 cr.)
If you don’t meet the ⅔ criteria for Satisfactory Academic Progress, what happens?
You will need to submit an appeal to continue at NC State for the next term.
What is the SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) Continuation Appeal deadline for SPR 2025 ?
What does "attempted hours" mean?
Attempted hours = All hours attempted toward the degree
In other words, this means all the classes you are enrolled in on Census Date each semester.
Classes with S, U, W, IN, A-F grades are all included at attempted hours.
Transfer credits are included in attempted hours.
AP credits are not included in attempted hours.
How often is Satisfactory Academic Progress evaluated? And when?
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for undergraduate students is evaluated annually, at the end of the Spring semester (May).
Students applying for financial aid must also meet the standards outlined for Financial Aid Eligibility Policy.
Name 1 thing you think might be on this list.
To be financial-aid eligible, NC State University students must be:
What does "completion rate" mean?
Completion rate = Hours Completed/Hours Attempted
In other words, this means all the classes that you pass/complete at the end of a semester
What is the deadline called for changing to S/U (Credit Only) or requesting a withdrawal from a course?
Where can you find this deadline?
Drop/Revision Deadline
Either look it up in the search bar or look up the Academic Calendar. This date is on the calendar each semester.
What GPA do you need to obtain to make Dean's list?
For 12 - 14 cr ?
For 15 + credits ?
12 to 14 credit hours
Earn 3.5 or better
15 or more credit hours
Earn 3.25 or better
List one thing that falls under Academic Misconduct.
The following fall under Academic Misconduc:
What should you do if you have three consecutively scheduled final exams in 24 hours?
Use the Exam Reschedule Tool in the Planning and Enrollment tile of MyPack.
How can you check your Academic Progress?
Log into MyPack Portal using your Unity ID and password
Access your Student Homepage
Select the ‘Planning & Enrollment’ tile
From the left-hand navigation menu, select ‘Advising Dashboard’
Select ‘Academic Progress’
Describe the difference between Academic Warning, Academic Suspension and Academic Probation.
Academic Warning:
Have a cumulative GPA less than 2.0 and a grade point deficit* of 15 or less
Have a cumulative GPA above 2.0 and a term GPA below 1.0
Must maintain a term GPA of at least 2.0 for every subsequent fall, spring and summer term of enrollment, until they achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
Academic Suspension:
Have a cumulative GPA less than 2.0 and a grade point deficit1 greater than 15 at the end of any term
Students on Academic Warning or Probation who fail to maintain a term GPA of at least 2.0 for every subsequent fall, spring or summer term
Academic Probation:
earn a term GPA of at least 2.0 during their Probation term will move to Academic Warning and will be subject to the continuation criteria described above.
fail to earn a term GPA of at least 2.0 during their Probationary term will be suspended.