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Academic Forgiveness Request Form
STUDENT INFORMATION:
LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
STUDENT:
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EMAIL:
NEW FACULTY:
MAJOR:
The purpose of Academic Forgiveness is to allow a student, who has not performed well academically in
the past, to receive Academic Forgiveness and exclude previous grades from the CGPA calculations. In
order to qualify for Academic Forgiveness, a student must meet the following conditions:
CRITERIA QUESTIONS:
1. Have you applied for Academic Forgiveness before? YES NO
2. Have you been absent from an Academic Program for three (3) or more years? YES NO
- If Yes, have you completed a minimum of 15 credit hours with a GPA of at least 2.0? YES NO
3. Have you switched your degree at Saint Mary’s University? YES NO
- If Yes, have you completed a minimum of 15 credit hours with a GPA of at least 2.0? YES NO
The forgiveness period only includes courses completed prior to the period of absence or degree switch.
COURSES YOU WOULD LIKE FORGIVEN: APPROVED
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POLICY GUIDELINES:
The transcript will have a notation of Academic Forgiveness for the courses in which the student
receives forgiveness.
No grades in a given semester will count toward CGPA calculations unless these are considered degree
requirements.
Students must complete at least 50% of the required credit hours for their academic program, after
Academic Forgiveness was applied, before they are eligible to graduate from Saint Mary’s.
Punitive grades assigned during the forgiveness period, due to cases of academic discipline, will not be
exempt from CGPA calculations.
If CGPA calculations of external awards, scholarships, etc. have set criteria, this policy does not apply in
those specific cases.
Students can only apply for Academic Forgiveness once.
Academic Forgiveness will be reversed if a student transfers back to their initial program
wherein Academic Forgiveness was applied.
Please submit completed form to records@smu.ca.
I have read and understand the above.
STUDENT SIGNATURE:
DATE:
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR (OFFICE USE ONLY):
RECEIVED BY:
DATE:
ASSOCIATE DEAN/ FACULTY
REPRESENTATIVE NAME:
ASSOCIATE DEAN/ FACULTY
REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:
DATE:
PROCESSED BY ASSISTANT
REGISTRAR- RECORDS:
DATE: