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Readmission to Kean

Readmission to Kean University

Once a Cougar, always a Cougar!  We invite you to finish what you started!  If you were admitted and enrolled at Kean, but never completed your degree requirements, then apply for Readmission. 

Who is eligible for Readmission?

An application for readmission is required for previously enrolled students (in good standing) who have not attended Kean for three or more consecutive semesters.

You must meet all of these criteria to be eligible for readmission:

  • You left the University in good standing (i.e. you were not dismissed).
  • You met published deadlines for submission of the application and required documents.
  • You have a cumulative GPA (i.e. combined from all institutions attended including Kean) of 2.0 or higher.
  • Readmission into the University does not guarantee readmission into the major (including the major you held prior to leaving Kean). You will be readmitted as an intended major and in order to declare, you must meet the current entrance (declaration) requirements for the major.
  • Upon readmission, you are held to the current curricular requirements in effect at the time of the readmission and not the curricular requirements in effect at the time of your initial admission. 
  • If you have transfer credits, you cannot apply for readmission as an Undecided major. You must select an intended major on your application, so that your transfer credits can be evaluated in relation to the requirements of that major.
  • If you are changing your major from what it was when you last attended Kean, you will need to meet the current program and curricular requirements in effect at the time of your readmission. 

If you have attended other institutions after leaving Kean University, please follow these instructions:

  • Please submit official transcripts for all colleges and post-secondary schools since you stopped attending Kean.  If you have attended Kean in the past five years, you will be contacted if any transcripts are missing from your file and require resubmission.
  • All college credits earned outside the U.S. must have a course-by-course transcript evaluation completed by a NACES accredited evaluation agency.  For a listing of these credit evaluation agencies, please visit www.naces.org. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure all transcripts arrive to Kean University by the specific deadlines.
  • For more information see Acceptance and Evaluation of Transfer Credits.

To apply for readmission, please complete and submit the Application for re-enrollment. Be sure to select the reason for your non-enrollment status.

Applicants for Reinstatement

The application for reinstatement applies to students who have been dismissed from Kean University for academic reasons (GPA <2.0 for 2 or more semesters) and will undergo an academic appeals process. 

To apply for reinstatement, please complete the Application for Reinstatement. Be sure to select the “Academic Dismissal” option as the reason for non-enrollment. Please note that approval is not guaranteed.

If reason(s) is/are medical, please remit additional documentation to support your case to:

Academic Appeals
ATTN: Undergraduate Admissions
Admissions
Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

Be sure that this documentation contains dates that correspond with the semesters in question.  You may also scan and email documentation to Ms. Briffa at readmit@kean.edu.

If you attended another school during your period of non-enrollment at Kean, please submit an official transcript to:
Admissions - Readmit

ATTN: Undergraduate Admissions 
Office of Admissions, Kean Hall
Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

For electronic delivery:

Email: admitme@kean.edu