Academic Amnesty Program

Effective Fall 2004, the Academic Amnesty Program provides undergraduate students who are not eligible for readmission for academic reasons the opportunity to readmit to UCF after five or more years of separation. This program allows the student to nullify up to two consecutive terms worth of UCF coursework from his or her UCF grade point average. Students may not select specific courses within the two identified terms. If the student satisfactorily completes the Academic Amnesty Program, the University will remove from the student’s UCF GPA all UCF coursework for which the student enrolled during the selected consecutive terms. While grades nullified by satisfactory completion of the Academic Amnesty Program are not used in calculating the student’s UCF GPA, all course work will remain part of the student’s permanent record.

To apply for entrance into the Academic Amnesty Program, the student must:

  1. Gain the written support for the Academic Amnesty Program from the student’s college or school and present to the Admissions and Standards Committee an academic plan of action approved by the college advising office. This plan will include the following:
    1. The specific terms of the student’s academic history to be nullified by satisfactory completion of the Academic Amnesty Program;
    2. Approved courses in which the student will enroll during the two terms that comprise the Academic Amnesty Program;
    3. Any additional requirements mandated by the college advising office (i.e., academic advising or mentoring, required tutoring or academic support services, etc.); and
    4. Complete and submit an Academic Amnesty Agreement to the Admission and Standards Committee.
  2. The UCF Admissions and Standards Committee will determine a student’s eligibility for entrance into the Academic Amnesty Program. The student will be required to appear before the Admissions and Standards Committee.

Obtain the Academic Amnesty form at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu.