Fresh Start
Beginning with the Fall of 1992, students who have been out of higher education a minimum of four years and return completing 15 semester hours credit with a GPA of at least 2.00 at APSU may renew their academic records without penalty of prior failure. Fresh Start calculates the GPA and credit hours toward graduation on course work commencing with the credits taken following the absence. Students granted Fresh Start will forfeit all college credits and grades earned before the separation period. The courses and grades will remain on the transcript, noted appropriately, and be removed from the GPA calculation. Permission for Fresh Start will be granted only once. Eligible students are to complete the Fresh Start form with the Office of the Registrar during the first term of admission or readmission. A student may utilize the CARE Policy and Fresh Start provided the separation from higher education is not the same time period.

Course Repetition (online form).
Students who are repeating courses with grades other than “A” or “B” for which they enrolled at APSU prior to Fall, 1979, or any transfer courses must complete and file with the Office of the Registrar a Course Repeat Card. Students must file the cards the first week of classes. Approval to repeat courses with grades of “A” or “B” may be granted only by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

If a course taken at another school is repeated at APSU, the course at the other institution will be marked as a repeat. If the course transferred to APSU as an elective, the student must petition the Chair of the department in which the course is offered.

The last grade received in a repeated course will be used in the computation of the GPA. However, in cases where the course is attempted three times, including transfer work, the third and all future grades for the course will be included in the computation of the GPA. Repeating a course already passed will result in the last grade received and credits earned from the last grade.

Auditing a Course
By permission of the instructor, a student may be permitted to audit a course. A student who elects to audit a course and pays the regular fee per credit hour receives regular instruction in the course (including tests and examinations, if desired). By arrangement with the instructor, the student may receive a grade in the course, but not credit. The grade of “AU” will appear on the transcript. The irreversible procedure for registering for audited courses is stated in the SCHEDULE OF CLASSES.

Transcripts
Upon written requests by the student, and if the student has met all financial and admission obligations to the University, the Office of the Registrar will furnish an official transcript of the student's records at APSU.  There is no charge for transcripts.  Transcripts may also be requested via fax to (931) 221-6264 or by accessing AP Web for Students.  Transcripts transmitted via fax cost $1 per page including the cover sheet, and an official copy is also sent through the mail if requested.

Transcripts may also be requested through the web at:  www.apsu.edu/records/forms.htm.

Residency for Fee Purposes
A student’s classification for fee purposes is made upon admission in accordance with Tennessee Board of Regents regulations (see Appendix C).  . “IN STATE” fees are assessed to Tennessee residents classified “in state”, as well as military personnel, their spouses and dependents stationed in Tennessee or at Fort Campbell, residents from the Kentucky counties of Christian, Logan, Todd or Trigg (within 30 miles of APSU), and part-time students employed full-time in Tennessee. Appeal of the student’s residency classification may be made before registration with the Application for Residency Application form through the Office of Admissions for new and returning students, the Office of the Registrar for continuing students, or the Information Window at Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell for Fort Campbell terms. The appeals committee meets once (1) per term, (with the exception of Summer) on the day classes begin.