Consortium agreements at NAU

A NAU CEP consortium agreement is required for all CEP Nursing students who receive financial aid at NAU for each semester they are attending both NAU and their community college.

Read more on the CEP process and eligibility 

After NAU (known as the “parent school”) charges are paid, use your potential financial aid refund to pay tuition at your other institution (known as the “non-parent school”). Students need to pay attention to payment deadlines at their non-parent school to ensure classes are not dropped for non-payment. A NAU as Parent School consortium agreement is required for students not in the CEP program and who will be attending both NAU and a secondary institution.

Reminders:

• Save time and do not apply if you’re already enrolled in 12 or more credit hours at NAU; you’re already receiving the full amount of financial aid allowed.
• Eligible students must be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours at NAU.
• Students who are receiving NAU Merit Scholarships must be enrolled in a minimum of seven credit hours at NAU.
• Students who are receiving NAU Transfer Scholarships are eligible for a consortium agreement if they are enrolled in 7 or more credits at NAU and less than full-time at the non-parent school.

NAU as parent school Consortium Agreement

In addition to the eligibility requirements below, students seeking a consortium agreement may have no more than 64 transfer credits. Exceptions to this include: 90/30 Interdisciplinary Studies, RN/BSN, Dental Hygiene, and other NAU programs that allow more than 64 credits to be transferred toward an NAU degree program. There is no transfer credit limit for students taking their non-parent courses at Arizona Western College.

• Eligible students must be enrolled in minimum of six credit hours at NAU.
• Students who are receiving NAU Transfer Scholarships are eligible for a consortium agreement if they are enrolled in 7 or more credits at NAU and less than full-time at the non-parent school.
• Non-parent school courses must be transferable to NAU and approved by Undergraduate Admissions.  Course must not be repeat courses.
•  A student enrolled in 12 or more credits at NAU is not eligible for a consortium agreement and is not eligible for additional aid if they also take courses at a community college.
• A student receiving NAU tuition scholarships (Lumberjack Scholars, President’s, Dean’s, National Scholars Awards and Flinn Scholars Awards, etc.) must be enrolled in a minimum of 7 credits at NAU with a combined enrollment of 12 or more credits.
• Student must be eligible for financial aid, and must either meet NAU Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards or be on SAP probation status.
• Student is required to submit an official transcript from the non-parent school to the Office of the Registrar at the end of the semester for which the agreement is approved.  Courses taken at the non-parent school will not be transferred to the student’s NAU record until the official transcript has been received and evaluated.
• Student is required to notify NAU OFSA and the non-parent school if they withdraw from their courses.
• The deadline for submitting a consortium agreement is 7 days prior to the 100% tuition refund date. Specific dates for each term can be found at Student and Departmental Account Services website at nau.edu/SDAS.
• Consideration for special circumstances may be granted on a case-by-case basis.

Send your non-parent official transcript to NAU Admissions at the end of each consortium agreement semester. Find out how much your other school charges for an official transcript and budget accordingly. Approval of a new contract might be delayed until your transcript is received.

Consortium coordinators