Graduate Restart
The Graduate Restart procedure is designed to allow returning students who performed poorly in their initial attempt at graduate studies to have a fresh start toward meeting graduation requirements for a degree or credit-granting certificate.
A graduate student who has not been enrolled at UT Tyler for at least 12 months prior to readmission may petition the Dean of the Graduate School to remove from his/her graduate cumulative grade point average from all grades earned during the student's prior enrollment at the University. Thus, the student who re-enrolls under the Graduate Restart option automatically forfeits the right to use any of the previous graduate course work, including previously accrued transfer work, toward the current degree requirements. Only courses attempted following readmission either at the University or other institution after readmission will be applied to the degree requirements.
Restart petitions may be filed for readmission to a program in which a student was not previously successful or for admission to a different graduate program. Restart petitions must be approved by the graduate program advisor/coordinator or Chair of the program, the Dean of the college and the Dean of The Graduate School.
If readmission is granted under the Graduate Restart option, the following will apply:
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Enroll within one year (12 months) of the granting of the petition.
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Maintain good academic standing according to the current Graduate School policies.
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Policies on probation and suspension apply differently to Graduate Restart students only in that suspension will result in dismissal from the University.
All hours attempted and all grades earned before and after Graduate Restart will remain on the student's official, permanent academic record (transcript). Graduate Restart affects only the cumulative graduate grade point average for the restarted program of study. The Graduate Restart process does not remove evidence/documentation of the student's overall academic history at the university such as grades previously received, even if a course is repeated in the process of Graduate Restart.
A student may exercise the Graduate Restart option only once in their graduate career at the University, regardless of the number of times the student enters/attends a graduate degree program at UT Tyler.
To be considered for Graduate Restart, students must meet with the advisor of the graduate program in which they seek their degree and provide a compelling justification for reinstatement. The advisor will submit a Graduate Restart Request Petition available at https://uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/graduate/forms/. Students should explain how circumstances that previously impeded one's success in graduate school have been addressed and how their likelihood for success has improved.
Students must submit all materials required for full admission to the program (GRE scores, recommendation letters, statement of purpose, etc.) To participate in Graduate Restart a student must meet all the requirements for Full Graduate Admission. No provisional or conditional admission is allowed.
A student should carefully review this information to make sure that the terms of the program are understood. If the student agrees to the provisions of Graduate Restart, s/he should sign the petition form and submit it to the advisor for the graduate program. All required documents to support the application for admission must be submitted as well. For the Graduate Restart applicant, the catalog in effect at the time of the Graduate Restart application is effective. The Graduate Restart option is tied to the admission process and may only be requested at the time of readmission.