Undergraduate students who have dropped out or have been suspended because of poor academic performance may request to start over with the status of an entering freshman at Louisiana Tech University under the provisions of academic renewal. The following conditions apply:
- At least three consecutive calendar years must elapse between the end of the quarter in which the student was last registered for credit at any college or university and being enrolled under academic renewal.
- The student must submit an application for academic renewal using the link provided below. The application must be received by the end of the official last class day of the first quarter of attendance at Louisiana Tech. Care and consideration should be taken in answering the questions.
- The Academic Renewal Subcommittee will review the application and determine the candidate’s eligibility for renewal prior to the end of the student’s first quarter of enrollment at Louisiana Tech.
- No prior academic credit carries forward as part of a degree program; however, the prior record remains a visible part of the student’s transcript.
- If granted, the date of academic renewal is entered upon the transcript along with a statement prohibiting use of previously earned credits and quality points to meet degree requirements, to compute the grade point average leading toward undergraduate certificates or degrees, or to determine graduation status.
- Upon being granted academic renewal, the student has status as an entering freshman with no credits attempted and no quality points earned.
- A student who demonstrates competency in a given area may be allowed advanced standing (without credit) or a waiver of requirements just as any entering freshman. Credit exams may be taken for courses in which grades of “C” or higher were earned.
- Academic renewal may be granted to a person only once, regardless of the institutions attended.
- Students are cautioned that many undergraduate professional curricula, graduate, and professional schools compute the undergraduate grade point average over all hours attempted when considering applications for admission.
- Transfer students who have previously been granted academic renewal will use the application procedure described above for consideration of transfer of renewal.
- Academic renewal does not pertain to accumulated financial aid history. Accumulated quarters and award limits include all quarters of enrollment.