Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A)
Purpose. The
grade point average (GPA) adjustment policy provides students a second chance
at pursuing their academic goals.
(B)
Eligibility. To
be eligible for a GPA adjustment, students must meet all the following
conditions at the time of the request: officially admitted, reenrolled or
reinstated to Kent state university; undergraduate status; and seeking a degree
or certificate and enrolled in Kent state university credit courses. Students
who are dismissed may apply for grade adjustment if they appeal and are
reinstated.
(1)
Students with a previous undergraduate degree or certificate
and currently enrolled in a subsequent undergraduate program are eligible with
the following stipulations:
(a)
Students who earned a Kent state university associate
or bachelor's degree or certificate may request a grade adjustment for failed
grades (N, NF, SF, U) and only C-, D+ and D grades for the courses that were
not used toward earning the previous degree or certificate.
(b)
Students who
earned a non-Kent state university associate or bachelor's degree or
certificate may request a grade adjustment for failed grades (N, NF, SF, U)
earned before or after the awarded degree or certificate and only C-, D+ and D
grades earned after the awarded degree or certificate.
(C)
Procedure.
(1)
To apply for a GPA adjustment, students must complete
the following steps:
(a)
Meet with an academic advisor to begin an
application
(b)
Provide a written statement describing their plan to
assure successful academic performance in the future
(c)
Select a maximum
of six courses with grades C-, D+, D, F, NF, SF, M and/ or U to be
forgiven
(2)
Once the steps outlined in this rule have been
completed, the office of the university registrar will remove the
student-selected grades from the calculation of the student's GPA and earned
hours. The grades will be retained on the student's transcript with the
notation of an "E" (excluded) in the repeat column. The official grade for the
courses will be changed to X* (e.g., XC-, XD) to denote a grade
adjustment.
(D)
Supplementary information.
(1)
The GPA
adjustment policy applies only to coursework taken at Kent state university and
only to the students' Kent State transcript. Students cannot request the policy
for grades earned from transfer courses.
(2)
The GPA
adjustment policy applies only to coursework taken at Kent state university and
only to the students' Kent State transcript. Students cannot request the policy
for grades earned from transfer courses.
(3)
Students cannot
request the policy for courses taken for a pass/fail grade.
(4)
The course must
officially be recorded on the student's transcript for grade adjustment to be
considered.
(5)
Students selecting a GPA adjustment for a course
required to graduate with their declared program must retake this course unless
the dean of the college in which they are enrolled approves a suitable
substitution.
(6)
The original GPA (includes any courses under the GPA
Adjustment policy) will be used in determining eligibility for Latin honors,
distinction or other recognition, as well as satisfactory academic progress
eligibility for federal financial aid, based upon the entirety of students'
undergraduate academic career and record of academic
performance.
(7)
A student may submit multiple requests for GPA
adjustment until the maximum six courses is met or the student graduates with
that degree or certificate, whichever comes first. Students cannot request this
policy for a course in a degree or certificate program after that degree or
certificate has been awarded.
(8)
Students who
participated in academic forgiveness in the past may request the policy if they
had fewer than six courses removed from their GPA and earned hours under the
previous policy. Maximum six courses may be removed under previous and proposed
policy, combined.
(9)
Once the course grade and credit hours have been
removed from the student's GPA and earned hours, they will not, under any
circumstances, be reinstated.
(10)
A graduate
school may review a student's complete undergraduate record (including any
courses under the GPA adjustment policy) when making admission decisions.
Replaces: 3342-3- 01.5