Higher Education Opportunity Act Notifications
The following information is provided as required by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, as amended, its implementing regulations, and other federal laws and guidelines. For additional information or to request paper copies of any of the information presented here, please contact James M. Frabutt, Ph.D., senior advisor to the provost, at 574-631-3055 or jfrabutt@nd.edu.
Note: Please check this website periodically as information will be updated regularly.
I. General Institutional Information
A. Mission Statement
B. Accreditation and State Authorization Information
C. Special Facilities/Services for Students with Disabilities
D. Student Diversity
II. Academic Information
A. Academic Programs
B. Facilities
C. Faculty
D. Strategic Plan
E. Standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress
F. Transfer Policies
G. Retention Rates and Graduation Rates
H. Post-Graduation Activity
I. Written Agreements
III. General Financial Information
A. Cost of Attendance
B. Refund and Withdrawal Information
C. Textbooks and Course Materials
IV. Financial Aid Information
A. Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Information
B. Graduate Student Financial Aid Information
C. Study Abroad and Financial Aid
V. Intercollegiate Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data
VI. Institutional Policies
A. Privacy of Student Records - FERPA
B. Vaccination Policy
C. Policies and Sanctions Related to Copyright Infringement
VII. Campus Safety
A. Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report
B. Alcohol and Illegal Drug Policies
I. General Institutional Information
B. Accreditation and State Authorization Information
- If you would like a copy of accreditation or licensure documents, please contact the Provost Office. For additional information regarding specific program accreditation, please contact the Dean’s Office of the respective college or school.
C. Special Facilities/Services for Students with Disabilities
- Percentage of full-time, enrolled students by gender and ethnicity (53 kb PDF)
- Student Financial Aid Survey Summary, including Pell Grant recipients (48 kb PDF)
II. Academic Information
E. Standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Policies regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress are outlined in the Undergraduate Academic Code under “Academic Good Standing”
- Policies regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress for the purpose of maintaining financial aid
- Transfer policies are described in Section 1.2.2 of the Undergraduate Academic Code.
G. Retention Rates and Graduation Rates
- Fall Enrollment Summary (53 kb PDF)
- Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (144 kb PDF)
- Graduation Rates by Financial Aid Categories (61 kb PDF)
- Information regarding post-graduation activity—including placement, types of employment, average starting salary by major, and the types of graduate and professional education pursued by graduates—can be found on the Career Center website.
- The following information regarding the University’s study abroad programs that are coordinated with other institutions is available here:
- (i) the portion of the study abroad that the University is not providing;
- (ii) the name and location of the other institutions or organizations that are providing the portion of the educational program that the University is not providing;
- (iii) the method of delivery of the portion of the educational program that the University is not providing; and
- (iv) estimated additional costs students may incur as the result of enrolling in the study abroad program.
III. General Financial Information
B. Refund and Withdrawal Information
- Policy for obtaining refunds from student accounts
- Separation Policies
- Section 6 of the Undergraduate Academic Code provides the official University policies regarding Leave of Absence and Separation from the University.
- Additional information on withdrawal and procedures for crediting tuition
- Students receiving University and/or Federal Title IV financial assistance who withdraw from the University within the first sixty percent (60%) of the semester are not entitled to the use or benefit of University and/or Federal Title IV funds beyond their withdraw date. Such funds shall be returned promptly to the entity that issued them, on a pro rata basis, and will be reflected on the student’s University account.
- Procedures for withdrawing from the University
C. Textbooks and Course Materials (Go to “Books,” then “Textbooks & Course Materials”)
IV. Financial Aid Information
A. Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Information
B. Graduate Student Financial Aid Information
C. Study Abroad and Financial Aid
- A student’s enrollment in a program of study abroad approved for credit by the University may be considered enrollment at the home institution for the purpose of applying for assistance under the Title IV, HEA programs.
V. Intercollegiate Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data
VI. Institutional Policies
A. Privacy of Student Records - FERPA
C. Policies and Sanctions Related to Copyright Infringement
- Policies and penalties related to copyright infringement are articulated in section 2.6 of the University’s Responsible Use of Information Technology policy.
VII. Campus Safety
A. Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report
B. Alcohol and Illegal Drug Policies
- University policies on alcohol and drug use can be found in du Lac: A Guide to Student Life under “Standards of Conduct”