Academic Forgiveness Policy

The Academic Forgiveness Policy permits students who have experienced prior academic difficulty at UW-Stevens Point (UWSP) to have a single opportunity to have all previous UWSP grades excluded from the calculation of the cumulative grade point average (GPA). The Academic Forgiveness Policy provides the opportunity for the calculation of a new grade point average for all subsequent coursework for students being readmitted to UWSP. Upon conferral of academic forgiveness, a student’s previous suspension, probation, or academic warning status due to low cumulative GPA is removed. Applicants who intend to use or apply for financial aid should contact the Office of Financial Aid to identify how academic forgiveness may affect financial aid eligibility. Additionally, those wanting to use Military benefits should contact the Veteran certifying official in Financial Aid and Veteran Services.

Restrictions and Explanations

1. Students may only apply for Academic Forgiveness a single time during study at UWSP.

2. Eligibility: At the time of readmission, a student must have a UWSP cumulative GPA of 1.99 or below and have not attended UWSP for at least one year.

3. Students must apply for forgiveness within the first two semesters following readmission. The deadline to submit an application is the final day of classes of second semester following readmission. Academic Forgiveness applications must be approved by the University Registrar.

4. If forgiveness is granted:

a. All UWSP courses taken and the grades received will continue to appear on the student’s record, but the student’s UWSP cumulative GPA will be based solely on credits earned after readmission to UWSP.

b. All credit hours of a grade of “D” or better:

i. may be used to satisfy degree requirements

ii. will apply toward pre-requisites and general education requirements, but not necessarily toward the student’s major or minor GPA.

c. A student’s UWSP cumulative grade point average will be calculated from the courses taken after being readmitted, except in determining graduation honors. Graduation honors includes all the grades earned at UW-Stevens Point and other institutions regardless of academic forgiveness.

5. To graduate after electing academic forgiveness, students must earn a minimum of 30 additional in-residence credits for bachelor’s degree-seeking students and a minimum of 15 additional in-residence credits for associate degree-seeking students, with at least an overall grade point average of 2.00.

6. All other UWSP policies remain in effect and are not changed by the granting of academic forgiveness.

7. This policy applies only to undergraduate students seeking their first bachelor’s or associate degree.

8. This policy is effective starting fall semester, 2021-2022

Applicants who intend to use or apply for financial aid should contact the Office of Financial Aid to identify how academic forgiveness may affect financial aid eligibility. Additionally, those wanting to use Military benefits should contact the Veteran certifying official in Financial Aid and Veteran Services.

UW-Stevens Point’s Academic Forgiveness policy is an institutional policy and may not necessarily be recognized by future universities evaluating transcripts.

Office of the Registrar
Room 101, Student Services Center (SSC)
1108 Fremont Street
Phone: 715-346-4301
Email: registrar@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/regrec/