Student Academic Affairs

Returning Students

A Returning Student is a former Indiana State University student who has not enrolled in courses from the university for two or more years and wishes to return to ISU classes.

Important Returning Student Policies

Any student who has been away from classes for two or more years must apply for re-admission through the Office of Admissions. If you left the university in good academic standing, normally, you will be readmitted. If you left the university on academic probation or after an academic dismissal, your application will be reviewed for re-admission on probation and additional documentation will be requested by Admissions. You will be expected to report attendance at any other university since leaving Indiana State University and to supply documentation of your academic record from any other university at which you enrolled after attending ISU. Your academic performance at that institution will be a factor in your re-admission decision. Link to Admissions

Returning students are expected to complete degree requirements current with their re-admission. Prior course work will be assessed and applied to major and Foundation Studies requirements as recommended by the student's major department and approved by the Dean of the College in which the degree is granted. Given the frequency with which degree requirements and course content change, returning students should expect to have to complete course work in addition to or in place of previously completed course work to meet the requirements for a current degree.

Academic Renewal

Undergraduate Academic Renewal, if granted, allows returning students to improve their academic standing through the removal of all courses with grades below a "C" as well as the GPA for all hours accumulated prior to their current re-admission to ISU. The College has the option of determining how courses with a grade of "C" or better apply to a student's current degree program.

Qualifications for Academic Renewal:

  • Five full years or more have passed between your last previous enrollment at ISU and current re-admission;
  • Your current re-admission occurred no earlier than the Fall semester of 1995;
  • Since re-enrolling, you have completed at least 12 credit hours with a GPA of 2.0 or better (a higher standard may apply for certain degree programs);
  • You have not previously undergone Academic Renewal at ISU.

If you meet ALL four of the above qualifications, you can apply for academic renewal. Undergraduate Academic Renewal may not be helpful to everyone. Before completing the form, you may wish to seek additional advice from your academic advisor, department chair, and /or Dean. The form is available in the Dean's office of your College.