Dec 15, 2025

News/Notes for Undergraduate Academic Advisors: Final Grades & Academic Standing Resources for Academic Advisors | Financial Aid: Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy

Final Grades & Academic Standing Resources for Advisors
  • How can an academic advisor view final grade information and academic standing for their advisees in Advisor Reports(MyAdvisees)?
    • Access your advisees information through Academic Reports (MyAdvisees) by going to MyUNIverse -- Reporting Tab - Under My Workspaces 
                         How to Access your advisees information  snip
  • Utilize these reports to view information about your assigned advisees under the Academic Standing/Grades *Assigned* folder

                      Acad Standing/Grades snip            Reminder: Fall 2025 = 2252

  • Where can an individual student or academic advisor see information about academic standing in the Student Information System (SIS)/Campus Solutions?
    • Students will receive a communication from the Office of the Registrar: Students on academic alert or probation - email to student's UNI account | Students on academic suspension - both email and letter through the mail.
    • Student or academic advisors can see a student's academic standing:
      • Under the "Holds" area on the right side of the individual's Student Center tab or look in the Term Summary in the Academics tab in the semester the standing status was placed
    Academic Probation SnipIn this example, the student was placed on Academic Probation in Spring 2025
 
Financial Aid: Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy
  • If a student is receiving financial aid, they should be aware of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy
  • Federal regulations require the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships to monitor the academic progress of students.
  • Students are evaluated at the conclusion of each spring semester to determine if they have met the SAP requirements.
    • Students not meeting one or more of the SAP requirements will have their financial aid eligibility suspended and must complete an SAP Appeal and be approved to have their financial aid eligibility reinstated.
  • The Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements are
    • Minimum GPA: Undergraduate students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA; graduate students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
    • Pace of Progression: Students must complete at least 67% of all attempted credits at UNI. Grades of F, W, I (incomplete), NP (not passed), and NC (no credit) count as attempted but not completed and negatively impact the pace calculation.
    • Maximum Time to Complete a Degree: Students must complete their degree within 150% of the credits required for their degree
  • With questions or for additional information, students or academic advisors can contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships at 319-273-2700 or fin-aid@uni.edu
Is Your Student Questioning their Current Major?
  • Help them Pivot with Purpose by referring them to the Office of Academic Advising. Advisors offer personalized support to help students explore:
    • Major, minor, and certificate options | Reasons for changing majors (e.g., lack of interest, career goals, academic challenges) | Self-assessments like FOCUS 2 or Strong Inventory | Goal-setting and decision-making strategies
  • Encourage students to schedule an appointment or complete the Academic Discuss Your Major Options Request Form.
  • As a faculty or staff member, you can complete this referral form to start the outreach to a student considering changing their major.
Institutional Academic Advising Vision & Mission Statement (revised Spring 2016) [See Academic Advising Mission, Vision, Goals & Outcomes webpage]
  • Vision Statement: UNI aspires to create the best possible advising experience for each student.
  • Mission Statement: Academic Advising is a critical component of the teaching and learning environment at UNI. Advising is a personalized educational experience, empowering students to explore, articulate and achieve their academic, career and life goals.