Academic Renewal

The Academic Renewal Policy allows former Northeastern students to apply for the establishment of a new academic record. A student may be granted an "Academic Renewal" only once and the decision will be final if approved by the Academic Standards Committee and accepted by the student. Call 970-521-6659 for additional information and clarification on this procedure.

Guidelines

1. A maximum of 30 credit hours can be excluded from the GPA.
2. Courses and grades approved for Academic Renewal remain on the transcript but are excluded from the GPA calculation. No classes will be deleted or removed.
3. Academic Renewal applies to D and F grades only. 
4. Academic Renewal does not apply to W grades. 
5. Academic Renewal does not apply to courses that have already been excluded from student's GPA.
6. Academic Renewal may not have a positive impact on Financial Aid or Veteran's Benefits.

Eligibility

1. Students must wait a minimum of two academic years from the last term being considered before applying for Academic Renewal.
2. Students must be an active student at Northeastern, currently enrolled and actively attending. 
3. Student must have enrolled and successfully completed in the same term at least six credit hours with a 2.0 term GPA to be eligible for Academic Renewal.
4. Eligibility term must be a minimum of two academic years from the last term being considered; grades must be posted prior to apply for Academic Renewal.
5. Students can only apply for Academic Renewal once, and if approved, is not reversible. 

Procedures

1. A student must submit a letter of request to Northeastern Academic Renewal.
2. The Records Office will check the student's transcript for eligibility and, if eligible, forward the request of eligible students to the Chair of the Academic Standards Committee for review.
3. The Academic Standards Committee will review and recommend approval or denial before a semester pre-registration or registration period.
4. The Northeastern Records Office, after a thorough review of the student's transcript, will identify the coursework to be excluded from the GPA.
5. The Records Office will compute an Academic Renewal GPA and provide the student with an updated transcript.