POLICY TITLE:

Academic Renewal

APPLIES TO:

Undergraduate Students

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY:

Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs

Office of the Registrar

Office of Financial Aid

APPROVED BY:

Kentucky State University Board of Regents

EFFECTIVE DATE:

August 8, 2025

NEXT REVIEW DATE:

August 8, 2028

Kentucky State University (KSU) recognizes that undergraduate students may leave KSU, grow academically and personally, and later return with a renewed commitment to complete a degree. Academic renewal provides eligible returning students a one-time opportunity to exclude specific semesters of prior KSU coursework from the cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and credit totals used for graduation, while retaining a complete and accurate academic record.

The formal process by which qualifying undergraduate students petition to remove all coursework from designated semester(s) from GPA calculations and earned-credit totals.