Montana State Unversity Billings

Academic Standards and Scholastic Standing Committee

Fresh Start Petition

  1. The Fresh Start Petition option is available to undergraduate students only. The option is a one time opportunity for courses taken at MSU Billings or transferred to MSU Billings. The Fresh Start Petition must be filed and approved prior to conferral of the degree.
  2. The student will be required to submit a petition to the Academic Standards and Scholastic Standing Committee in order to be considered for the Fresh Start option. Each petition will be reviewed case by case and considered on its individual merit.
  3. The student must not have been enrolled in any institution for a minimum of three calendar years (36 months).
  4. The bankrupted coursework will remain on the student's transcript. However, the credits and the grades will not be carried forward into the student's cumulative grade point average.
  5. The student has the option to save "A" and "B" grades or bankrupt all courses within the quarter(s)/semester(s) which he/she choose to bankrupt. If more than one quarter/semester is to be bankrupted they must be consecutive quarters/semesters. A maximum of three (3) quarters and two (2) semesters may be bankrupted.
  6. In order to meet the eligility requirements for the Fresh Start option, the student must have completed in residence since returning or entering MSU Billings 15 semester credits with at least a 2.65 GPA for a Certificate, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts/Science Degree seeking or 30 semester credits with at least a 2.65 GPA for a Baccalaureate Degree Seeking (BS/BA/BFA/BSED).
  7. The Fresh Start option can be used only one time during the student's attendance at MSU Billings (including City College)

If you are interested in submitting a Fresh Start petition please visit with your advisor. The Fresh Start Petition form is available as a pdf or a Docusign. Please call the Registrar's Office at 406-657-2158 for more information.