An academic renewal program is available to qualified undergraduate students. Academic renewal prevents the voided courseworkfrom counting toward graduation and the computation of the grade point average; however, the voided coursework will remain a part of the transcript. Qualified undergraduate students must not have attended any accredited college or university for at least two previous years and must have a cumulative grade point average, since readmission, of at least 2.0 (with no grade below "D"), computed at the end of the term in which the student completes a minimum of 12 semester hours of courses numbered 100 or above.

Western accepts transfer credit retained through academic renewal at other institutions but will use grades from those courses for the computation of the higher education grade point average.

Students requesting academic renewal are required to complete and submit the "Petition for Academic Renewal" form to the Office of the Registrar, indicating whether one semester or all previous coursework is to be voided. No student may declare academic renewal more than once.

1.Voided coursework may not be retrieved and is irreversible.

2.Students must be absent from higher education for a period of 2 years (24 months).

3.The petition should not be filed until the student has fulfilled the conditions of eligibility.

4.The student will be notified in writing whether the petition for academic renewal has been approved or 
   denied on the basis of eligibility.

5.Academic renewal is available only to currently enrolled students seeking a degree from Western Kentucky 
   University.

6.Students who request academic renewal for semester(s) may not use any credit earned during that period 
   toward degree requirements. Courses taken during the violated period which are required for the degree  
   must be repeated.

An online form is provided for your convenience. Please print the form, provide the necessary information and return to: