How does the new academic amnesty policy work?
• This policy is intended to enable transfer, re-entry or transfer re-entry students to petition to exclude grades earned give or more years ago in the calculation of their official UW Oshkosh cumulative GPA. The purpose of this policy is to establish an effective way to encourage capable mature students to return when they have achieved poorly during an earlier attempt at higher education. The spirit of the policy is to make a fresh start possible for these students. • If a student is not eligible for admission to the university with her/his incoming GPA, the student may make a formal written application to an Admissions Standard Consideration Team (ASCT) to invoke Academic Amnesty. The student is asked to provide reasons for previous performance and information about current education Plans. The ASCT will assess the student’s record and application and consult with the student to determine the best course of action. • Students who are admissible to the university are eligible to appl
