Some students find that taking classes at community college or just a few years off helps them come back to Â鶹´«Ã½ stronger.
With Fresh Start letter grades "C-," "D+," "D," "D-" or "F" (excluding first semester back courses) will remain on the transcript but will no longer be used in the calculation of Â鶹´«Ã½ GPA. These courses will no longer count for graduation, either. These programs offer you a fresh start, meaning you may need to retake classes to fill your LAC, major, or minor requirements.
If a fresh start makes sense for your graduation plan, speak with your advisor about the program options:
Fresh Start for Freshman
Fresh Start for Freshmen is for students who have completed fewer than 30 earned credits towards graduation at Â鶹´«Ã½ with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.0. An eligible student must:
- Enroll at another institution.
- Complete a minimum of 24 transferable credit hours with a 2.5 minimum grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale or an equivalent score on a different scale). You must complete these credits before returning to Â鶹´«Ã½.
- Grades of "C-" or higher from other institutions are eligible for transfer to Â鶹´«Ã½.
- Grades earned at another institution do not affect Â鶹´«Ã½ GPA: GPA does not transfer.
- You must send an official transcript to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Registrar's Office for evaluation.
- Upon returning to Â鶹´«Ã½, complete a minimum of 12 credits in a single semester, in the first semester back to Â鶹´«Ã½, with a minimum GPA of 2.50.
Fresh Start for Returning Students
Fresh Start for Returning Students is for students who have not attended Â鶹´«Ã½ for a minimum of three years, and who have earned grades of "C-" or lower.
To qualify, the most recent Â鶹´«Ã½ grades must be three or more calendar years older than the last completed semester at Â鶹´«Ã½.
For example, enrollment from spring 2019 and previous would be eligible for Fresh Start after completion of spring 2022. You could take classes starting in fall 2022.
Additional Information
- If planning to transfer to another institution, be aware that many schools recalculate a student's GPA to account for all classes taken at previous institutions.
- Transfer credits will be accepted following the normal admission criteria.
- Fresh Start guarantees readmission to Â鶹´«Ã½ if a student had been academically suspended once. A readmission appeal is not required.
- Students who have been academically suspended from Â鶹´«Ã½ twice are not eligible for Fresh Start. A second academic suspension is a permanent suspension from future enrollment at Â鶹´«Ã½.
- Once Fresh Start is applied to an academic record it cannot be removed.
- The rules of Fresh Start may be applied only once to a student's transcript.