• Outstanding Balance: Any unpaid amount on a student's account resulting from prior enrollment, including tuition, fees, and university-billed costs.
• Forgiveness: The act of formally waiving the university's claim to collect specified outstanding balances, with no requirement for repayment or refund.
• Re-enrollment: The process by which a former student, previously unenrolled for at least five years, returns to register for coursework.
• Qualifying Semester: The first full semester completed after re-enrollment, meeting minimum credit hour and GPA standards.
• Good Academic Standing: The student's status when meeting minimum university GPA requirements (typically 2.0 or higher) and not under disciplinary sanctions.
• Disciplinary Standing: The student's conduct status, confirming absence of unresolved disciplinary actions.
• Verified Balance: An outstanding amount that is confirmed by the Online Bursar as incurred more than ten years prior to re-enrollment.
• Institutional Debt Forgiveness: Any other university-offered program that waives prior student balances.
• Third-Party Debts: Obligations owed by the student to entities outside the university, such as federal loans.
• Online Bursar: The university official responsible for administering online student account reviews and forgiveness approvals.

PROCESS:

Eligibility Criteria

• The student must have a prior outstanding balance incurred at least ten (10) years before the date of re-enrollment.
• The student must not have been enrolled in any courses at KSU within the past five (5) years.
• The student must successfully complete a full semester (as defined by enrollment in at least six credit hours for undergraduates or three for graduate-level students) with a minimum term GPA of 2.0.
• The student must be in good academic and disciplinary standing at the end of the semester.

Forgiveness Process

• Upon successful completion of the qualifying semester, the Online Bursar will review the student's account for eligibility.
• Verified balances from prior enrollment periods older than ten (10) years will be forgiven in full.
• Any balances incurred during or after the re-enrollment semester are not subject to forgiveness under this policy.
• Forgiven balances will not generate refunds or cash equivalents.

Limitations

• This forgiveness is a one-time benefit per student.
• Students receiving other institutional debt forgiveness or scholarship programs covering prior balances are not eligible for this policy concurrently.
• This policy does not affect federal loan obligations or third-party debts.