Fresh Start Program

Students who have withdrawn or have been suspended because of academic deficiencies, but who have demonstrated personal and academic maturation, may request to be readmitted under Keuka College’s Academic “Fresh Start” policy. The following conditions apply:

• At least three years must have elapsed since the last date of attendance at Keuka College.
• The student must submit a request in writing to the Registrar’s Office prior to re-enrolling at Keuka College. The letter must present a thoughtful educational plan that includes specific academic and career goals and strategies for achieving them. In addition, the student should discuss and provide evidence of having achieved all the following conditions that apply to their individual situation:
  • Coursework completed with a grade of C or higher at another accredited institution of higher education 
  • Intellectual development and academic preparedness through means other than traditional, credit-bearing academic courses, such as private tutoring, remedial course work, academic skills workshops, work experience, etc. 
  • Maturity, responsibility, personal growth, and development through work, community service, family care giving, or other means
  • Having sought and received personal and/or academic testing and/or counseling
  • Changes in personal circumstances that adversely affected prior performance

The student’s request will then be presented to the designee in the Office of Academic Affairs, who will approve/deny it. Should Academic “Fresh Start” be approved, the student will start with a “clean slate” GPA of null. The student’s prior academic grades will not be considered in the calculation of the grade point average earned after the Fresh Start re-entry date. All prior course work and grades will remain visible as part of the student’s official Keuka College transcript. Students may not choose to keep some courses calculated within the GPA while excluding others. If an Academic “Fresh Start” is granted, all prior coursework will be removed from the student’s cumulative GPA.

If granted, the date of Academic “Fresh Start” will be entered on the student’s transcript. Students are cautioned that when considering applications for admissions, many graduate and professional schools will compute the undergraduate grade point average of all hours attempted.

Academic “Fresh Start” does not pertain to accumulated financial aid history. Accumulated semester and award limits include all semesters of enrollment.

Academic “Fresh Start” may be granted to a person only once.