The following individuals must make application for readmission to the University prior to the semester or summer term for which registration is sought: a former student who has graduated, a former student who has been suspended for academic or disciplinary reasons, and a student who has not been enrolled for 12 consecutive months after the semester last attended at UNC Charlotte. (Example of the latter: last enrolled Fall semester 2009; not enrolled Spring or Fall 2010; to enroll in Spring 2011 student must apply in Fall 2010.)  Readmission is not automatic; students applying for readmission must meet the requirements of the major in which they wish to return  Application should be filed at the Office of the Registrar in accordance with the published dates.  Official transcripts from any institution attended during the student’s absence from the University must be submitted prior to enrollment.

Forgiveness Policy

Undergraduate students who have a break in enrollment from UNC Charlotte for a minimum period of 24 consecutive months or undergraduate students who have a break in enrollment from UNC Charlotte for a minimum of one regular semester and earn an Associate of Arts (AA), an Associate of Science (AS), an Associate of Fine Arts (AFA), or an Associate of Engineering (AE) degree are eligible for readmission with forgiveness.  Students may be readmitted one time only under this policy.

The Forgiveness Policy will be applied automatically upon readmission if the student is eligible.  Students electing not to apply the Forgiveness Policy may request to waive the policy in its entirety at the time of readmission only.

If a student is readmitted with forgiveness, only those courses for which the student has received a grade of C or above (or H or P) can be used for academic credit.  Readmission under the forgiveness policy also resets the student’s W-limit hours (see Withdrawals Policy under the Termination of Enrollment heading in this section) to the full 16 hours. The GPA will be based only on the courses that return with the student and the courses taken after readmission.  Eligibility for continued enrollment is determined as in the case of transfer students.  To qualify for graduation with honors, a readmitted student must have a GPA computed on at least 48 hours taken in residence on which the UNC Charlotte GPA is based.

Second Baccalaureate Major/ Baccalaureate Minor

Students who have earned a bachelor’s degree from UNC Charlotte may apply for readmission into a program leading to a second major, minor, or second degree (see the Declaring Majors and Minors heading in this section).  Students readmitted for a second degree are not eligible for application of the forgiveness policy toward the first degree.