Ten Year Rule

Kutztown University Policy ACA-022

  1. Purpose

    The purpose of this policy is to create standards for giving or denying credit in the major to students returning to the university after being absent for ten years or more.   

  2. Scope

    This policy applies to all returning undergraduate students. 

  3. Key words and phrases:

    Appropriate department chair – the appropriate department chair would be the chair of the department offering the course; for multiple prefix or interdisciplinary courses, it would be the department chair with primary responsibility for scheduling the course in question. 

  4. Policy & Procedure(s)

    Kutztown University welcomes the return to higher education of students who for various reasons did not complete their degrees. Such students should be aware that courses taken in their major discipline ten years or more prior to the resumption of study perhaps might not be counted toward graduation because such courses may no longer be considered current or may no longer be required for the degree.  

     The Registrar, in consultation with the appropriate department chair, will determine the acceptability of these credits.  

  5. Effective Date

    1981

  6. Approved By

    Faculty Senate - May 7, 1981 

    College President - May 15, 1981 

  7. Last Reviewed

    October, 2008 
    August, 2009
    August, 2010 
    August, 2011 
    August, 2012 
    August, 2013 
    August, 2014 
    August, 2015 
    August, 2016 
    August, 2017 
    August, 2018 
    August, 2019 
    August, 2020