Academic Reinstatement
Only students suspended from a Master’s degree program are eligible to be considered for reinstatement into the same or a different degree program. Students who are academically suspended from a Master’s degree program at the university may apply for reinstatement after a waiting period of 6 months. No reinstatement requests will be accepted from a student academically suspended more than once, nor from students dismissed from a program due to academic integrity violation. Doctoral students who have been suspended from their program are not eligible for reinstatement.
In order to be considered for reinstatement to the same program, the following conditions must be met by the student:
- Submission of a completed Application for Reinstatement
- Submission of official college transcripts from each college or university attended since leaving Stevenson University
- Submission of a written statement explaining circumstances leading to the student’s poor academic standing and how those conditions have changed or will change upon reinstatement
- Provision of additional pertinent information that may be helpful in considering the request for reinstatement, such as medical documents, letters of support and/or recommendation(s).
In order to be considered for reinstatement into a different program, the student must meet all requirements listed above and demonstrate that they meet all admissions requirements for the new program. A student who has been academically suspended from a Master’s degree program and is readmitted into a different program may be eligible to apply up to 15 credits from the first program into the second. Written approval must be obtained from the Academic Program Administrator of the new program, and a grade of B or better must have been earned in all credits from the previous program that will be applied to the new program.
Revalidation of courses may apply when a student is reinstated into the same or a different academic program, according to program-specific policies (see program sections of this catalog).
Upon reinstatement into the same or a different program, the student will be eligible to register for program courses only after successful completion of GRAD 500: Thinking, Researching, and Writing for Success, a fee-based skill building course for graduate students.
The official university transcript will include all courses completed in any academic program, and all grades will be calculated in a student’s reported cumulative GPA according to university policy. Specific academic programs may have additional academic policies relating to reinstatement. Please see program-specific sections of this catalog.