Readmission & Deferrals
Reactivation
For students who were admitted, but did not enroll
Students admitted to a graduate program who wish to defer their enrollment for up to one calendar year must complete a reactivation request. Upon review, approved applicants will have their materials and application fee waived. Please note that any prior deposits are non-refundable and will not be applied to the new start term.
Timeline:
Requests to reactivate for spring terms will be available beginning in September.
Requests to reactivate for fall terms will be available beginning in March.
Students wishing to move their application to an earlier start term should not submit the reactivation form and should instead contact the Office of Graduate Admission for assistance.
Apply for Reactivation
Complete the Re-entry Online Application
Re-entry
For students withdrawn after beginning a graduate program
Students matriculated to a graduate program are expected to be enrolled continuously until the completion of their degree. A student previously enrolled in a Suffolk University graduate degree program who has been administratively withdrawn because they have not enrolled for two regular semesters or did not comply with the requirements of a Leave of Absence must apply for re-entry. Please note that the re-entry application is separate from the standard application for admission.
Previous admission to a graduate program does not guarantee automatic re-entry back into that program; in addition, the curriculum to the program of original admission may have changed since last enrollment. Students who have attended universities elsewhere since their last attendance at Suffolk University must submit official transcripts of that study at the time of application for re-entry.
Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible for re-entry:
- Good academic standing and a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in all graduate-level courses completed at Suffolk University
- No "Incomplete" grades in any graduate-level courses completed at Suffolk University
- No outstanding financial balance or financial aid holds with the University
- Most recent semester of enrollment must be within the past seven years the program must actively be enrolling students
If there are discrepancies regarding any of the above criteria, the student must (a) complete the re-entry online application and then (b) contact the specific program director or chair within the College of Arts & Sciences or Sawyer Business School.
- Please note that students who were last enrolled seven or more years ago must completely re-apply. This includes submission of a new online application and all other required credentials. Please see the application requirements for more information.
- Any student with outstanding charges should contact Student Account Services at 617-573-8047, and those students with a Financial Aid hold should contact their Student Financial Services representative.
The University will readmit service members to their educational programs if they are temporarily unable to attend classes or must suspend their studies due to service requirements.