Ohio Admin. Code 3341-3-69 - Fresh start for graduate students
(A)
Policy statement
and purpose This policy describes the eligibility criteria, effects, and
conditions of an academic "fresh start" for graduate students. It allows the
removal of all grades from the graduate cumulative grade point average (GPA)
that were earned at Bowling Green state university (BGSU) during a previous
enrollment, provided those grades did not contribute to a completed graduate
degree or certificate.
A graduate student with a "fresh start" has been given the opportunity to reset their cumulative GPA after a period of poor academic performance. The academic requirements remain the same for all students in a given degree or certificate program, whether the students are starting fresh after a previous enrollment or completing their program as originally enrolled.
(B)
Eligibility
criteria
(1)
Previous enrollment in a BGSU graduate degree or certificate
program with a graduate cumulative GPA below 3.0 that has not contributed to an
earned graduate credential.
(2)
Conditional
approval by the academic program, line college, and graduate college as a fresh
start student who starts on academic probation. Wait time between the original
and fresh start program is strongly encouraged. Extenuating circumstances may
be considered at the discretion of the fresh start program.
(3)
Follow an
academic success plan developed in collaboration with the fresh start of an
academic program.
(4)
Earn a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 in the first nine
letter-graded (non-S/U and non-audit) credit hours in the fresh start of an
academic program.
(C)
Effects
(1)
All graduate
grades earned at BGSU that did not contribute to a completed graduate degree or
certificate are excluded from the calculation of the GPA (i.e., forgiven),
including passing grades.
(2)
Each grade subject to this policy will remain on the
official transcript but will be noted as "forgiven."
(D)
Conditions
(1)
Any academic
honesty violations, probations, suspensions, and/or dismissals from prior
semesters will remain on the student's academic record.
(2)
Grades awarded as
the result of an academic honesty violation are not subject to fresh start.
These grades will continue to be used to calculate the student's cumulative
GPA.
(3)
An academic fresh start cannot be applied after a
graduate degree or certificate is earned. However, a student who is pursuing an
additional graduate degree or certificate at BGSU may be eligible for a fresh
start. The fresh start is only applicable to coursework completed after the
awarded graduate degree or certificate.
(4)
A student can
have an academic fresh start applied to their academic record only once,
regardless of how many times they enter or attend graduate programs at
BGSU.
Replaces: 3341-3-69
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3341.
Rule Amplifies: 3341.
Prior Effective Dates: 05/23/2019
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(A) Policy statement and purpose
This policy describes the policies and conditions related to academic forgiveness for graduate students.
(B) Policy
(1) Eligibility criteria: to be eligible for academic forgiveness, the student must:
(a) Be conditionally admitted to a new degree or certificate program after an absence of a least one calendar year;
(b) Have a submitted academic forgiveness request;
(c) Earn a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the first nine graded graduate hours completed since returning (e.g., no S/U or audit); and
(d) Apply prior to the end of the semester following the completion of nine graded graduate hours since returning.
(2) Effects of an approved academic forgiveness: when the above eligibility criteria have been met and the academic forgiveness request has been approved, the following will happen:
(a) All graduate level grades earned at BGSU prior to reentry are excluded from the calculation of the GPA (i.e., forgiven);
(b) Each grade that is subject to this policy will remain on the official transcript but will be noted as "forgiven."
(c) The student automatically forfeits the right to use any of the excluded course work toward current or future degree or certificate requirements.
(3) Conditions:
(a) Any academic honesty violations, probations, suspensions, or dismissals from prior semesters will remain on the student's academic record.
(b) Any punitive grades awarded as the result of an academic honesty violation will not be forgiven. These grades will continue to be used to calculate the student's cumulative grade point average. Grades of S or U will not have any impact on the student's grade point average.
(c) Courses taken during the student's time away from BGSU cannot be transferred in toward current or future degree or certificate requirements.
(d) Academic forgiveness cannot be applied after a student earns a graduate degree or certificate.
(e) A student can have academic forgiveness applied to their academic record only one time, regardless of how many times they enter or attend graduate programs at BGSU.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3345
Rule Amplifies: 3345