Academic Reprieve Policy

1. The semester’s work to be considered for a reprieve may have been completed at any accredited college or university.
2. At least three years must have elapsed between the period in which the semester being requested reprieved was completed and the reprieve request.
3. Prior to requesting Academic Reprieve, the student must have earned a GPA of 2.00 or higher with no grade lower than a “C” in all regularly graded course work (minimum of 12 hours excluding activity and performance courses) completed since the reprieved semester. This course work may have been completed at any accredited higher education institution.
4. Only one semester’s work may be reprieved.
5. The Academic Reprieve removes all grades earned during the reprieved semester from the retention and graduation GPA. All work in the reprieved semester will be counted in the cumulative GPA.
6. Credit earned during a reprieved semester will not count as credit towards graduation. Required courses successfully completed during the reprieved semester will not need to be repeated. A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for graduation excluding the reprieved semester. A student may not receive more than one academic reprieve.
7. Academic Reprieves granted by other colleges and universities are not recognized. Students who received Academic Reprieves from other colleges and universities may apply for Academic Reprieves under Southwestern Oklahoma State University guidelines.
8. Students should not assume that an Academic Reprieve would be considered when applying for the admission to programs such as Pharmacy, Nursing, and Teacher Education.