Former Shippensburg University graduate students may request to be considered for readmission to their previous program or admission to a different graduation program under the Fresh Start program. Students are limited to applying for Fresh Start one time. If you have a cumulative QPA that would place you on academic probation immediately upon matriculation (ie less than 3.0), and you have been separated from the university for at least one year, you may request your previous record not be calculated in your QPA for subsequent graduate course work. Under Fresh Start, previous course work at Shippensburg will appear on your academic record, but grades of C or lower will not be calculated in your QPA. Courses in which you received at least a B and which are appropriate in meeting current program requirements may be accepted at the discretion of program faculty, in which case these courses will count toward both credits earned and QPA. If you are approved for readmission or admission under this program, you will be considered as newly matriculating and be subject to all policies and requirements in effect at the time of your new matriculation. Admission or readmission under the Fresh Start program may be limited by accreditation requirements or other factors and is granted at the discretion of the program to which the student is applying/reapplying and requires the approval of the director of The Graduate School. A student who was dismissed for academic misconduct is not eligible for the Fresh Start program.
