Educational Reprieve

Upon petition to the Academic Standards and Advising Committee or College of Professional Studies - Online Petition Committee, a former UNH student who has taken no courses at UNH for five or more consecutive years may, prior to readmission, request Educational Reprieve. A student previously enrolled at the UNH Durham or Manchester campus who has taken no courses for three or more consecutive years may, upon application to a program in the College of Professional Studies - Online, request Educational Reprieve.

When Educational Reprieve is granted, all prior UNH coursework is excluded from the cumulative grade-point average, and a new grade-point average is started upon readmission. The former cumulative grade-point average will remain on the academic record for informational purposes. Credit from all courses in which a grade of C- or better was earned will be retained. Credit from Credit/Fail and Pass/Fail courses will also be retained. The notation “Educational Reprieve” will be displayed on the student’s academic transcript.

If a student previously earned a D-, D, or D+ in a course that fulfilled a general education or Discovery requirement, they may request permission to have the course continue to fulfill that requirement.

Students may only petition for Educational Reprieve once. This policy only applies to undergraduate degree programs.  All courses will continue to be considered when evaluating satisfactory academic progress for financial aid eligibility.

Note: Honors at graduation is based on the restarted grade-point average, provided the minimum graded credits required for honors have been completed at the University of New Hampshire subsequent to the reprieve.