Academic renewal is designed to give an undergraduate student a reasonable opportunity to remove a certain portion of course work from grade point average computation, recognizing that not all first-time students are prepared for a successful academic experience.
If the qualifications are met, a student may have up to two calendar years of a bachelor's degree grades and one calendar year for associate’s degree grades removed from all calculations regarding academic standing and grade point average. Once elected, academic renewal is irrevocable.
Students may obtain a petition form through the Registrar’s Office and must consult with their academic advisor prior to election of academic renewal.
Academic Renewal Qualifications
- A minimum of five years must have elapsed since the most recent course work to be removed was completed. Renewal will affect only those courses taken prior to the five year absence and may be not elected again.
- The petitioner must be an enrolled undergraduate student. The request must be invoked prior to graduation and is not available to students who have completed requirements to receive a bachelor's or associate's degree.
- A student must have an overall GPA below 2.00 for the renewal period. If more than one term is to be disregarded, they must be consecutive, completed within a maximum of two calendar years for bachelor's degree candidates or one calendar year for associate’s degree candidates, with no intervening enrollments at Michigan Tech.
- A student receiving a bachelor's or associate’s degree from Michigan Tech must meet the University residency for graduation requirements in the interval between the most recent course work to be disregarded and completion of courses at Michigan Tech.
- All courses remain on the student's permanent record and grades received during the renewal period are annotated with an 'R' to indicate that academic renewal was granted for the approved period.
- The grades received are excluded from University grade point average computations and academic standing is initialized to good standing.
- Renewal applies to all courses taken during the period for which it is granted, regardless of the grade earned. Course credit is granted for those courses subjected to renewal in which passing grades of C (2.00/4.00 scale) or higher have been obtained and are not subject to the existing Repeat Policy rules. The credit granted may be used towards graduation requirements.
Academic renewal is a policy of Michigan Technological University and as such may not be recognized by outside institutions or agencies (e.g. Michigan Department of Education, other universities and colleges).