Academic Fresh Start

For Texas residents, credits and grades earned 10 or more years before admission can be ignored for admission purposes under the Academic Fresh Start Law (Texas Education Code, Section 51.931). Academic Fresh Start does not override federal financial aid regulations or other federal regulations. Contact the Enrollment Services Office at succeed@tsc.edu for more information. All official transcripts must still be submitted to Texas Southmost College. If a student is a Texas resident, applies for admission (or readmission) to Texas public colleges or universities and enrolls as an undergraduate, the student may be eligible to begin a new course of study with a clear academic record. Please note that this is an all-or-nothing option. A student cannot select only particular courses to ignore. If a student chooses the Academic Fresh Start option, the student will not receive any credit for any courses taken at least 10 years ago.

This means that courses taken previously:

• Cannot be used to fulfill new prerequisite requirements;

• Cannot be counted toward a new degree; and

• Cannot be counted in new G.P.A. calculations.

The Executive Director of Student Records and Compliance at the college or university where the student is planning to enroll is the final authority on applying or interpreting a student’s right to an Academic Fresh Start.