What does "conditional" mean here?

At least one group's condition has no value entered, so the overall standing cannot be confirmed as met or not met yet.

Can I add more than two groups?

Yes; add as many named groups as your rule actually has, each evaluated the same way.

Should I use AND or OR at the top level?

Use AND if every group must hold; use OR if meeting any single group is enough, such as an alternate appeal path.

Does this check SAP pace requirements too?

Not directly; see SAP Pace Scenario for the dedicated completed-versus-attempted pace calculation.

Do I meet a nested academic standing rule?

Some standing rules have more than one path to good standing, such as "meet the GPA and completion rule, OR have an approved appeal." Add each group's own conditions and logic, then choose how the groups combine.

Need your next decision? SAP Pace Scenario

How we calculated this

Each named group is evaluated on its own single condition first, then every group's result is combined by the top-level logic you chose. This one extra level of nesting is exactly what a flat single-logic rule cannot represent, such as "(GPA AND completion) OR appeal." Using the example values above (GPA 2.1 against a 2.0 minimum, and completion 70% against a 67% minimum, both under top-level AND), both groups meet, so the overall result is met.

Each group in this simplified version holds a single condition; group logic (AND/OR) only changes behavior once a group has more than one condition of its own, which this page keeps to two groups of one condition each for clarity.

Limitations

This supports one level of nesting only, groups combined by a single top-level operator; a rule with deeper nesting than that is outside its scope. For a single flat AND/OR rule with any number of conditions, use Honors Threshold Scenario instead, which is simpler when nesting is not actually needed.

Common mistakes

A common error is using AND at the top level when the real rule offers multiple independent paths to good standing, which incorrectly requires every path at once instead of just one. Another is leaving a condition's value blank and expecting it to fail rather than report as conditional; a missing value is treated as unknown, not as an automatic failure.

Frequently asked

What does "conditional" mean here?: At least one group's condition has no value entered, so the overall standing cannot be confirmed as met or not met yet.
Can I add more than two groups?: Yes; add as many named groups as your rule actually has, each evaluated the same way.
Should I use AND or OR at the top level?: Use AND if every group must hold; use OR if meeting any single group is enough, such as an alternate appeal path.
Does this check SAP pace requirements too?: Not directly; see SAP Pace Scenario for the dedicated completed-versus-attempted pace calculation.

Next decision

To check a completed-versus-attempted pace requirement specifically, see SAP Pace Scenario.

For when a standing rule genuinely nests multiple paths, and how SAP pace differs from a GPA-only check, read Nested Standing Rules and SAP Pace.