Academic Forgiveness

D/F Repeat

Students may repeat up to 21 hours of coursework in which they have earned a grade of D or F. When you repeat a course under this policy, the original grade is replaced by the new grade in calculating your GPA, although the original grade is not deleted from your transcript. Courses cannot be repeated after you receive your degree.

Academic Fresh Start

Students who are enrolled at Mountain State University and have had a break in their enrollment of at least one semester may request academic forgiveness under the Academic Fresh Start policy. This policy allows all previous MSU coursework graded D or F to be excluded from GPA calculations. Students are eligible for Academic Fresh Start only once.

Eligible students can apply by writing a petition for academic forgiveness with the Registrar. Upon approval, Student Services will make the appropriate changes to the transcript.

To be eligible for academic forgiveness under the Academic Fresh Start policy, you must:

• Demonstrate at least one semester break in enrollment or transfer from another school before the period under evaluation, excluding summer sessions.
• Complete at least 12 hours in one term with a GPA of 2.0 or better and no grade below a C.
• Not be taking your last 24 hours before graduation.

The University cannot guarantee transferability of the Academic Fresh Start policy to another college or university. Check the transfer policy of the college or university that you are planning to attend. Recipients of federal financial aid may not be eligible for Academic Fresh Start. Contact Financial Aid for information.

If your request for academic forgiveness is approved, you will receive credit and a grade for all applicable previous coursework with a grade of C or better, but not for previous coursework with a grade of D or F. All previous MSU coursework graded D or F will be excluded from computation of your GPA and changed to DFS or FFS.

A student that has already applied for Academic Fresh Start and it has been applied to their transcripts will not be eligible to have their transcripts reevaluated. (Refer to Transfer Credit Policy)

Please mail requests for academic fresh start to the following address:

Mountain State University
Officer of the Registrar
PO Box 9003
Beckley, WV 25802