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Under certain circumstances, undergraduate students may petition the Office of the Registrar for academic renewal. Eligible students may have a maximum of two consecutive semesters of coursework disregarded. This does not affect Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) calculations for financial aid eligibility.
19.1 Eligibility
Eligibility for academic renewal is subject to these conditions:
1. The student’s overall or cumulative GPA is below 2.0.
2. The student has completed all necessary credits and all major, Core Curriculum, and NS graduation requirements.
3. At the time the petition is filed, at least five calendar years have passed since the student completed the most recent coursework to be disregarded.
19.2 Requirements
Students must file a petition with the Office of the Registrar to apply for academic renewal. The petition must specify the semester or term to be disregarded. If more than one semester or term is to be disregarded, they must be consecutive. If summer work is included in the disregarded coursework, a six-week summer term counts as one-half semester.
If the student meets the conditions above, their permanent academic record will be marked to indicate that no work taken during the disregarded semester, even if satisfactory, may apply toward graduation requirements. All coursework remains on the student’s academic record, ensuring a true and accurate academic history.
Academic renewal can only be applied before graduation with a student’s first undergraduate degree. After a student graduates, academic renewal cannot be applied retroactively.
19.3 Related Information
19.3.1 Revision History
– Approved by Dr. Vickie Shields on 7/05/2022 and President DeRionne Pollard on 1/31/2023.