A&S Petition for Reinstatement
Eligibility
Ordinarily, eligibility for reinstatement begins no sooner than one academic year after your suspension by the College of Arts & Sciences, or two full years, if you were dismissed a second time.
Your petition must reach the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Student Affairs in the College of Arts & Sciences by the following deadlines (or the next business day after if the date falls on a weekend or University holiday):
- Fall: August 1
- May 23rd: Deadline for students to submit an appeal to maintain their current housing assignment and avoid contract deactivation
- Spring: December 1
For immediate reinstatement, please reach out to your Success Advisor for more information.
Procedures
Fill out the following Qualtrics form in its entirety. If additional information is needed to fully address any question, please upload documentation to support your claims. Additionally, if you have attended a different institution while away, please upload an unofficial transcript in the provided space at the end of the form. Please note that you will also need to send an official transcript to Ohio University Undergraduate Admissions for processing.
A&S Reinstatement Form (Qualtrics)
In preparation for filling out the Qualtrics form, please read and be able to answer all questions below:
- What led to your academic dismissal? Please consider things like time dedicated to school work, choice of major, extracurricular activities, relationships, preparedness, attendance, motivation, etc.
- What have you been doing since your dismissal? How have these experiences changed the way you are likely to approach the academic responsibilities involved with being a student?
- What has changed (circumstances, your behaviors, etc.) that will guarantee the contributing factors from question 1 are no longer a barrier to your academic success?
- Explain why it is important for you to be enrolled in Ohio University at this time.
- List a tentative list of classes by course number and title that, if reinstated, you will take during your first two semesters of enrollment. Please indicate which courses are retakes because you previously earned Ds or Fs. Please also share if any of these courses are to explore a possible major change.
- List areas in which you believe you need assistance. Please indicate if you have previously sought/used assistance. (examples include: study habits, organization, concentration, time management/procrastination, math/quantitative skills, writing skills, developing ideas, choosing a major, motivation, self-confidence, mental health problems/concerns, personal problems, etc.)
- What support systems do you plan to use to help you be academically successful and address the areas of assistance indicated in question 6? (examples include: tutoring, family/friends, financial assistance, mental health counseling)
It is optional, but encouraged to ask two people (no relatives, peers, partners, or spouses) who have known you during your absence to write letters of reference about your readiness to return to Ohio University. The letters should include the person's name, title, if any, address, signature, and telephone number, and must be emailed directly to this office by the person writing the letter.
This form and all of your documentation must be submitted by the deadlines stated above. It is your responsibility to call or email to verify that your documents have been received.
If you have any questions, please contact us:
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Student Affairs
740-593-2846