Applying to Clemson for Re-Entry
Undergraduate Students
If you are a former degree-seeking undergraduate student or you are seeking a second bachelor’s degree, you will need to apply for re-entry.
Application for Re-EntranceApplication Schedule
Term | Application opens | Application closes |
---|---|---|
Spring |
October 1 |
December 15 |
Summer |
March 15 |
June 21 |
Fall |
March 15 |
August 1 |
Apply for Re-entry
- Submit the Former Student Returning application.
You will need to create a new account to complete the request—it is not affiliated with your Clemson username and password. - Pay the application fee of $40.00. Instructions for payment are provided in the application.
- Check the status of your application in the Clemson admissions portal.
- Please allow 5-7 business days after submission for processing of your application. You will receive an email at the email address entered on your application when a decision is ready to be viewed in your portal.
Advising
After approval and prior to enrolling in courses, all degree-seeking former undergraduates must meet with an advisor. Advising appointments are made on a first come, first served basis. If you are considering taking a course over the summer, you should meet with an advisor early. Course registration is not permitted until you meet with an advisor.
After your request for re-entry is approved, you will receive instructions to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor in your academic college. Upon completion of that appointment, you will be reassigned to an academic advisor in their declared major, regardless of your intended major. Non-degree-seeking students are assigned to an academic advisor in the Academic Success Center (ASC).
If your request for re-entrance is approved, please allow five business days for communications from your advisor in your academic college. Instructions will be sent to your Clemson University email address. If after five business days you have not received any communication, reach out to a contact in the Academic Advising Directory from your major department. If you do NOT currently have a CLEMSON email, you MUST first activate your CLEMSON username and then set up your email.
Students Returning from Academic Probation, Suspension or Dismissal
Probation
Students on academic probation return on probation. Students remain on probation until the requirements to be in good standing have been met.
Suspension
If you have been academically suspended from Clemson, you will need to submit a Request for Re-Entrance when you are eligible to return.
Dismissal
If you have been academically dismissed from Clemson University, you will need to appeal your dismissal and submit a Request for Re-Entrance. After the Appeals Committee on Academic Eligibility has met, a decision will be sent to you and the Office of the Registrar. The Office of the Registrar will then process all applications for which an appeal was approved. For more questions and deadlines for appeals, please contact Undergraduate Studies.
Next Steps
If you are a former student continuing your studies, you will be approved to reenter your previous major but in the current catalog year. Students with 90+ hours are approved into the major AND catalog year they were in when they last attended. Former students returning whose major has been discontinued will return in a non-degree status and must change to a degree-granting program.
Clemson graduates requesting re-entrance as former students are placed in a "Non-Degree Seeking Undergraduate" status. After your request is approved you can update your status via a Change of Program Form in iROAR.
Graduate Students
Graduate students who have been enrolled within the last two years must complete a Graduate Application for Re-Entrance form. Degree-seeking students are readmitted into the degree and major they were in when they last attended the Clemson University Graduate School.
Students not enrolled in the past two years are considered new students. They must submit a new application and all supporting materials with their application.
Returning after Leave of Absence
Clemson University Graduate School no longer requires continuous enrollment for degree-seeking graduate students in good standing. If you need to submit a re-entrance form after a leave of absence, complete the Request for Re-Entrance form (PDF).
Continuing Non-Degree Enrollment
If you were enrolled as a non-degree graduate student at Clemson University at any time in the past six years, you don’t need to submit a new application. You should complete the Request for Re-Entrance form.
Graduate Application for Re-Entrance (PDF)