A CPS student who formerly attended Villanova University and has returned after a period of 12 years or more with a cumulative GPA below a 2.00 may be permitted to request academic bankruptcy for work completed prior to their return. Students must have completed two consecutive semesters at CPS and have met all required conditions of their CPS admission. Normally grades which earned a D or below will be considered for bankruptcy. A maximum of 30 credits can be bankrupted. All bankrupted grades will be excluded from the cumulative grade point average (though a record of the student’s work will remain on the transcript). Application must be made in consultation with academic advisor and must be accompanied by written explanation of request. All repeated courses must be taken at Villanova. Once academic bankruptcy has been approved, the student may not revoke the decision and the original grades cannot be reinstated. Academic bankruptcy may be granted only one time during a student’s entire academic career at the University.
Advisors will educate students on this policy during their first meeting. Advisors will work up the Academic Bankruptcy Spreadsheet with the student’s information. After the conclusion of their second consecutive semester, the form is submitted to the Assistant Dean, Academic Programs who sends it to the Assistant Director of Student Support Services for processing.