Applying for Re-Admission to Abilene Christian University

Application Deadlines

Re-admission packets must be received in the Registrar's Office by the dates below in order to be considered for re-admission for the terms indicated.

• Spring 2010
  • November 30, 2009; 8:00 a.m. - Final deadline for all re-admission documents
  • December 7, 2009 - Applicants notified of re-admission decision

    

  Who must apply for re-admission?

  1. All students who leave the university on academic probation or suspension or with disciplinary concerns must apply for re-admission.  Their cases will be taken before the University Re-Admission Committee to determine their eligibility to return to ACU.
  2. All students who leave the university for more than one long semester must apply for re-admission. In general, students who left ACU in good standing, both academically and behaviorally, will be re-admitted.

   

  Instructions

  The re-admission packet includes three documents:

  1. The completed Application for Re-Admission form.
  2. Official transcript(s) from each school attended while away from ACU.
  3.  A statement clarifying your academic history and explaining your purpose for re-admission. 
     The statement must be specific and should include the following: 
     1. Your educational goals and expected graduation date;
     2. The reason you wish to return to ACU;
     3. What you've done while you've been away from ACU (attended another university, worked full time, etc);
     4. An explanation of how you plan to achieve academic success if re-admitted to ACU;   
     5. (If applicable) The circumstances that lead to your poor performance in the semester(s) you attended ACU (grades of "D" or "F" in all courses). 

  (The Undergraduate Re-Admission Committee will consider your statement in making their decision about your eligibility to return to ACU. Failure to include a full explanation of any of the items listed above may affect the outcome of the committee's decision.)

   

  Submitting the re-admission packet:

  • The completed Application for Re-Admission form and statement of educational goals may be mailed or faxed to the Registrar's Office. Official transcripts must be received directly from the issuing institution in a sealed envelope.
  • Due to the Undergraduate Re-Admission Committee's meeting schedule, application deadlines will be enforced.