Discontinued Undergraduate Students (Readmission)

Students who have been discontinued after three or more semesters of non-enrollment should apply for readmission  if they have not done so already. This includes students who were academically dismissed or left FSU on academic probation. This is the first step in determining your readmission eligibility and options for completing your degree. 

A readmission offer is only valid for the semester for which you applied. If you were readmitted for a prior semester but did not enroll at FSU, your readmission application for the prior semester was canceled by the FSU Office of Admissions due to non-enrollment. If you wish to re-enroll at FSU, you will need to submit a new readmission application for the semester you plan to take courses through FSU. 

Application Submission Deadlines: 

Spring: November 1

Best time to apply: March – August as registration usually opens at the beginning of October

Summer: March 1

Best time to apply: August – January as registration usually opens at the beginning of March

Fall: July 1

Best time to apply: August – January as registration usually opens at the beginning of March

The readmission application is a transfer application, but the FSU Office of Admissions will code it as a readmission application if you: 

1. Indicate that you have been a degree seeking undergraduate student at FSU in the past and,
2. List FSU as an institution that you attended previously. 

When you submit your readmission application:

• Delay paying the $30 application fee. The application fee for readmission applications is typically waived once the FSU Office of Admissions codes the application as a readmission application. 
• If you have attended any institutions since leaving FSU,
  • List them on the readmission application
  • Request that the institution send an official transcript to the FSU Office of Admissions.
    • You do not need to send an official transcript from FSU or any institution that you attended prior to FSU.
  • Do not list the University of Florida if you have only taken online correspondence courses through the UF Flexible Learning Program.
• If you were not in good academic standing when you were last at FSU, list your most recent major and campus location (main campus, not Distance Learning) so that your readmission application will be routed to the COAS for review.
  • If you apply for readmission for a major housed in another academic college, your application will not be routed to the COAS for review.
  • Students must have a minimum 2.0 FSU cumulative to be able to change their major to something housed in another academic college.
  • If you are hoping to pursue a different major other than the one listed on your readmission application, you can share that with our office once the COAS has reviewed your readmission application and provided initial feedback. 

If you are not eligible for readmission, we will communicate that information to you via the email address listed on your readmission application along with any options for remedying the situation.

If/when you are readmitted to continue work on your bachelor’s degree, the staff in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the department where your major is housed can determine what graduation requirements still need to be completed and what your options are for completing those. 

Retroactive Course Drops and Withdrawals

Complete the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) online petition form to initiate the course drop/withdrawal petition process if your ability to meet your academic obligations was impacted by documented extenuating circumstances outside of your control during the last three semesters of enrollment at FSU.

There are the two petition options:

• Medical/Mental Health Drop or Withdrawal: If you have been receiving treatment from a licensed healthcare provider during the semester, you can apply for a medical or mental health drop or withdrawal.
  • As part of the medical/mental health course drop application, you will submit documentation of your treatment during the impacted semester to the University's Medical/Mental Health Course Drop/Withdrawal Committee.
• Personal Hardship/Administrative Drop or Withdrawal: If you face extenuating circumstances beyond your control (excluding your own medical or mental health challenges) during an impacted semester, you can petition for a personal hardship drop or withdrawal.
  • You need to provide documentation of these circumstances.
  • If you mention medical or mental health challenges, you'll be directed to the medical/mental health review process. Personal Hardship/Administrative petitions are reviewed by the College of Arts and Sciences Course Drop/Withdrawal Committee.

Upon receipt of the submitted form, a member of the College of Arts and Sciences Student Affairs Office will conduct a holistic review your statement and documentation then direct you through the correct process based on the information and documentation provided.

Each review process takes several business weeks.

If your extenuating circumstances and documentation meet the criteria for course drops or a withdrawal, your academic record can be retroactively amended. 

More information about the course drop and withdrawal petition process for students in the College of Arts and Sciences can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions: