After being academically dismissed from the university, students can petition for reinstatement to the university after waiting for a period of three quarters. Reinstatement is not guaranteed, and simple desire to return is not sufficient support for a petition. Petitioning students need to prove they are now ready to succeed if they are allowed to return to the university. It is advisable to take academic course work at another institution during your time away from Ohio State, to demonstrate that you are capable of succeeding in quality college-level work. See an Arts and Sciences academic advisor if you are interested in attending another institution, to help guide your course decisions for transfer back to Ohio State.

Fresh Start (for those who have not been enrolled at Ohio State for 5 or more years)

Students who have a CPHR under a 2.0 or who have been dismissed from the university may want to petition to use Fresh Start. This will eliminate any deficiency points that you may have earned previously and will let you start at OSU will a clean CPHR (0.00).

If you have not been enrolled at the University 20 or more consecutive quarters (5 or more years), you may petition for the Fresh Start Rule. While all courses will remain on your permanent record, only courses in which you received a C- or higher will be counted for credit. Other course work will not be counted for credit, towards any requirement, or toward graduation. You will return to Ohio State with a recalculated Cumulative Point Hour Ratio of 0.00. You must complete a minimum of three quarters and 45 credit hours after using the Fresh Start Rule before you are eligible to graduate. Meet with an Arts and Sciences academic advisor for more information.

Keep in mind that if you are considering applying to graduate or professional schools, or even to other colleges at Ohio State, their admissions processes will look at all of your grades and may recalculate the original grade(s) into your total.