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Policy Information

Number: 3.56

Name: Academic Amnesty Policy

Effective Date: June 2, 2026

Next Review Date: AY 2030–2031

Regulatory Authority:

Part 1. Policy Statement

This policy allows a student's previous less than satisfactory grades to be ignored, or "forgiven," in the computation of the cumulative grade point average and completion rate.  This makes it possible for a student to be in good academic standing and attain a grade point average sufficient for college graduation. The Academic Amnesty Policy at ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ (¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ) gives a student who has not been enrolled in credit-based coursework at ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ for at least three years, a one-time opportunity to establish a new grade point average (GPA) and completion rate for qualifying grades or symbols prior to the five-year continuous break from credit-based coursework at ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ.

Part 2. Campus Review

History

• Adopted 10/10/2005
• Revised fall 2014 to include language about completion rate, student-specified courses to be excluded, and completion requirements for academic amnesty eligibility.
• Revised spring 2015 to no longer allow students to seek amnesty for courses taken after returning from the at least five-year break.
• Reviewed Fall 2020, added language for flexibility to the five-year break under extraordinary circumstances
• Reviewed Spring 2026, revised the time away from five to three years, and eliminated extraordinary circumstances.