Application for Academic Forgiveness (Effective Fall 2011) Name Banner ID Definition: The Academic Forgiveness Policy allows all grades of C-, D+, D, F, NF, SF, M or U, and their associated credit hours, earned in previous undergraduate coursework at Kent State University to be excluded from the grade point average (GPA) calculation Please note, forgiven courses will remain on the transcript but the credit hours will be deducted from the total earned hours Please see the points marked with an * under Exceptions/Explanations _ Student initials and date Eligibility: The Academic Forgiveness Policy is available to any Kent State University student who has not been enrolled for a period of at least one calendar year (12 months) Beginning with the semester in which the student completes the 12th graded credit hour since returning to Kent State with a GPA of at least 2.0, the student may apply for academic forgiveness • If the student fails to maintain a 2.0 GPA for the first 12 semester hours of graded coursework following return to the university, the eligibility period shall be extended through the term which encompasses the 24th semester hour of graded academic coursework • If after completing 24 graded semester hours, the returning student has not achieved a 2.0 GPA, eligibility for academic forgiveness will have expired _ Student initials and date Procedures: The following steps must be followed: • Completion of this form with a college/campus advisor • Consideration of the impact: a of the lower-division course repeat policy b on graduation requirements c on class standing (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) d of current financial aid requirements e on veterans benefits, if appropriate, and/or f on immigration status and benefits, if appropriate • Students must contact their advising office once they have met the eligibility criteria to have the Academic Forgiveness Policy applied • Provided the student has met the eligibility criteria for academic forgiveness as outlined above, the request to have it applied to their academic record may be submitted at any time prior to graduation _ Student initials and date Exceptions/Explanations: • • • The Academic Forgiveness Policy is non-selective It applies to all grades below C (2.0), with the exception of courses taken on a pass/fail basis that were earned in the previous period of Kent State University enrollment Academic forgiveness will not be applied to courses used from a previously completed Associate Degree and/or Certificate If a required course for a student’s program is forgiven, it must be repeated unless a substitution is approved by the Dean of the College • • • • * All courses in which grades of C-, D+, D, F, NF, SF, M or U were received in the previous period of Kent State enrollment will remain on the academic transcript with the notation of an “E” in the repeat column, which denotes courses excluded from GPA calculation, and the official grade will be changed to “X*” (e.g., XC-, XD+ et cetera), which denotes academic forgiveness * The original GPA (unadjusted by the application of the Academic Forgiveness Policy) will be used in determining eligibility for university, collegial, departmental or professional honors or other recognition based upon the entirety of the student’s undergraduate career and record of academic performance * Many graduate programs will review a student’s complete undergraduate record (unadjusted by the application of the Academic Forgiveness Policy) when making admissions decisions Academic forgiveness may be applied to a student’s record only once and may not be reversed _ Student initials and date Step - Acknowledgement: I understand and accept the definition, eligibility, procedures and exceptions/explanations for the Academic Forgiveness Policy as outlined above I understand that in order to implement the Academic Forgiveness Policy I must return and complete Step Student Printed Name Student Signature Date _ Advisor Printed Name _ Advisor Signature _ Date _ Please provide the student with a copy of the completed form and retain a copy in the student’s advising file -Step - Application to Have the Academic Forgiveness Applied to My Record: I have met the eligibility criteria for academic forgiveness and want it applied to my record Student Printed Name Student Signature Date _ College/Independent School/Campus Approval – The signature below verifies the student and College/Independent School/Campus request that the Academic Forgiveness Policy be applied to the student’s academic record Dean’s Office Printed Name Dean’s Office Signature Date _ Registrar’s Office Approval Printed Name _ Registrar’s Office Approval Signature _ Date _ Student notified by the Registrar’s Office via KSU email with the advising office copied _ Date _ (September 1, 2011)