ACADEMIC BANKRUPTCY

Academic bankruptcy allows undergraduates with an unac­ceptable GPA to drop one semester’s work from consideration for MSU general education degree or program requirements.  

• Undergraduate students who are granted bankruptcy status forfeit credit for all courses in the bankrupt semester.
• The grades and credit hours earned during that semester are disregarded for MSU requirements, but the notation “academic bankruptcy” appears on the transcript beneath the semester’s work.
• Undergraduate students declared eligible for bankruptcy for­feit credit for only one specified semester of pre-baccalaureate study.
• Bankruptcy cannot be revoked once it has been granted.  

• Only hours attempted at Morehead State University are considered for bankruptcy;
• Transfer hours are excluded. 

1. A student must apply for bankruptcy before completing a baccalaureate degree at MSU.
2. The student  must have attempted at least 48 semester hours at MSU. 
3. For the term which a student is seeking to bankrupt, the student must have a GPA of at least 1.0 under the cumulative average for all other hours attempted at MSU.

• To apply for academic bankruptcy, request an Academic Bankruptcy Form in the Office of the Registrar.
• Complete the form, have it signed by your academic advisor and/or department head.
• Take the Academic Bankruptcy form to the Registrar in Ginger Hall 201 for verifica­tion of eligibility.
• The Registrar will notify you, your advisor, and/or head of your department in writing whether or not you are eligible.

If you are ruled ineligible and want to appeal, request recon­sideration at the Office of the Provost, 205 Howell-McDowell.