Students Seeking Reinstatement

If you are interested in Academic Reinstatement, click through the information cards below to learn about each of the 6 steps required to be considered for reinstatement. Please note, decisions about reinstatement are made on a case by case basis and your petition may be denied if you do not follow all steps.

Links to all petitions are found at the bottom of this page. Please read through all information on this page before submitting your petition for reinstatement.

STEP 1: Academic Reinstatement Checklist

You are required to complete the checklist at the bottom of this call out prior to submitting a Petition for Academic Reinstatement to Advising • Career • Exploratory Studies. A link to the petition form for reinstatement is located at the bottom of this page.

Reinstatement Checklist

Step 2: IMPORTANT Documentation of Extenuating Circumstances

Important: To be considered for immediate reinstatement, you must email scanned copies of your documentation for extenuating circumstances to aces@uwyo.edu before your appointment with an advisor. Read more about UW Regulation 2-109 below in the FAQs.

Step 3: Meet with an Advisor

After you complete the checklist and submit your Petition for Academic Reinstatement, you will be contacted to set up an appointment with an advisor. The advisor will approve or deny your petition based on the information provided in the petition and during the meeting.

Step 4: Preparing for your Advisor Meeting

  • Be prepared with well thought-out academic goals, both short and long-term
  • Develop a plan for achieving academic goals
  • Be able to highlight your strengths as a student, potential obstacles you could face if reinstated, and ways to overcome obstacles
  • Be familiar with campus resources that you can utilize in support of your goals and find academic resources. Use the link below to find those resources.
  • Prepare a tentative list of manageable courses to take if your petition is approved

Academic Resources

Step 5: Retaking Classes and UW's Repeat Policy

Repeat Policy: If a student takes a course more than once, the most recent grade is the one that is counted in the GPA (even if it is lower....ex: D, then F; F is the grade that is counted in the GPA). A student is limited to a maximum of 3 attempts to pass a course. Withdrawals DO count as an attempt.

Step 6: Reinstated Student Responsibilities

If your petition is approved, you will be required to adhere to the terms of a Reinstatement Contract your first semester back. Your contract could include the following terms:

  • You will be required to check in with your advisor every TWO WEEKS throughout the semester
  • You will retake classes you did poorly in at UW previously, if appropriate
  • You will attend class regularly
  • You will access available campus resources, if needed
  • You will maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher

Deadline for Petitioning for Reinstatement

Petitions for reinstatement must be turned in no later than January 9th, 2026 for the Spring 2026 semester. Students who miss this deadline will be encouraged to submit a petition for reinstatement the following semester.

learn more about the reinstatement process

 

Petition to Seek reinstatement deadline has passed

The deadline for submitting a petition for reinstatement for the upcoming semester has passed. Per University of Wyoming policy, petitions must be submitted 15 days prior to the start of classes. It is our goal to put students in the best possible position to succeed, and this deadline helps ensure that students are adequately prepared to return to UW. Reinstated students face additional academic and financial hurdles which put them at risk for resuspension, and late reinstatement greatly increase that risk. We encourage you to prepare for returning to UW well in advance to the start of the next semester.

The Reinstatement Petition will be available again after the upcoming semester's Add/Drop date, which is usually 10 days into the semester. If you have any questions, please contact the ACES Office at 307-766-2398 or aces@uwyo.edu. If you missed the 15 day deadline due to an extenuating circumstance, you can appeal through the Dean of Students Office to be able to submit a late Reinstatement Petition. Please note that if the Dean of Students Office approves your appeal, it does not mean that your Reinstatement Petition will also be approved. To submit your appeal, please use the button below.

Submit an Appeal