What is Reinstatement?
- Reinstatement is a process that allows a disqualified student to restore their academic standing at the university. Academic disqualification occurs when a graduate student, on academic notice (formerly known as academic probation) or continued academic notice, earns below a 3.0 GPA in a Fall or Spring term. Disqualified students, who wish to apply for reinstatement, should follow the following process.
- Contact your Graduate Program Coordinator to discuss reinstatement and to initiate the Graduate Petition for Reinstatement.*
- Identify the applicable reinstatement category with your program coordinator and provide any necessary documentation for petition consideration.
- Graduate Program Coordinators must submit the Petition for Reinstatement. If the disqualified student is applying for reinstatement by a Program of Study, follow the established deadlines to be reinstated for the next earliest semester.
- Petitions for Reinstatement are approved by the Associate Dean of the College of the Graduate Studies and forwarded to the Office of the Registrar. In the case of denial, the department and student are notified.
*Note: If you plan to pursue a different degree program upon readmission to the university, you will need to contact the Graduate Program Coordinator of the new degree program. A Program of Study would be developed in conjunction with the Graduate Coordinator of the new program.
Reinstatement is a process separate from readmission.
Disqualified students lose their privileges for course registration and so are effectively removed from the university. View 'What is Readmission' section below for more information about the readmission process.
- Students are strongly advised to review University Disqualification Policy for more detailed information. Should you have questions or concerns about the reinstatement policy or process, please contact our Dean's Office at graduate-studies@sjsu.edu.
- Graduate Reinstatement PetitionGraduate Program Coordinators must submit this petition form to initiate the reinstatement process for a disqualified graduate student.
- Readmission is the process where a student submits a Cal State Apply application to regain admission to the university. To meet application deadlines, students may need to start the readmission process before reinstatement is complete. The readmission process allows students to become matriculated students. Readmission is possible only after proper reinstatement is achieved, formal application through Cal State Apply is submitted, university review is complete, and acceptance by the graduate program is confirmed. If you have any questions about readmission process, contact your GAPE Program Evaluator at graduate@sjsu.edu.
Open University (Post-Bac & Graduate)
- What is Open University?
- San Jose Staté University’s Open University (OU) program allows students from outside the university to enroll in university courses on a space-available basis and gain college credit. For more information, visit the Open University Registration webpage.
- Post-graduate students are eligible to enroll in lower and upper division courses by enrolling directly into courses. Approval from Graduate Admission and Program Evaluation (GAPE) office is required for graduate 200-level courses. Prior baccalaureate degrees must already have been earned. You will be required to upload a transcript showing your bachelor’s degree conferred as proof of your earned degree. Enrollment in graduate 200-level courses is not allowed if you meet any of the following: • Pending baccalaureate degrees
• Disqualified students
• Students who were denied admission into a graduate program (with the exception of those denied for limited space)
• Recently deferred students from the current and prior semester
• Students enrolling in a supervisory course, such as an independent study, project, or thesis course. Enrolling in graduate-level courses requires special permission by the College of Graduate Studies if the student: Students wishing to transfer Open University courses for future graduate program credit should be aware that SJSU policy allows only 30% of a program’s course work to be transferred for credit. While unit credit will transfer, the grades earned in Open University will not. Additional questions regarding Open University may be found at this FAQ site.
- Registration form and form details can be found on the Open University website.
- Complete the drop process either by dropping online on mySJSU account or filing a Course Drop/Semester Withdrawal forms.
Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations
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