Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Academic Policies

Fresh Start Policy

 A student who has been academically dismissed and separated from the university for a minimum of five consecutive calendar years may apply for readmission. Having reviewed the prior and intervening factors for evidence of potential for improved academic success, the college dean or designee may readmit the student. This policy applies to a student's first baccalaureate degree, and a student may be readmitted under this policy only once. A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed at IUP after a student returns to IUP under this policy.

A student who wishes to enter a college other than the one from which he/she was dismissed will apply to the original college, and that college will forward the application and related records to the new college for action.

Conditions for a Fresh Start Record: All credits and grades for IUP coursework taken prior to readmission under this policy shall remain on the transcript. Upon readmission, a new cumulative record (GPA) is established based upon credits and grades earned from the date of readmission.

Prior Record: Previously accepted transfer credits and IUP courses in which grades of C or better were earned prior to readmission will be reviewed in terms of appropriateness (applicability, timeliness) to the new degree. Those courses approved by the college dean or designee will be counted as semester hours earned and applied toward graduation in the manner of transfer credits.

Academic Standards: A student who is readmitted under the provisions of this policy shall be required to meet current degree requirements. He/she shall be academically reviewed under the policies published in the academic catalog at the time of rematriculation. A student readmitted under this policy waives the right to exercise the cancelled semester policy.
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