Registrar

Please complete the application for readmission.  The application is a fillable PDF that can be completed electronically and emailed to registrar@wcupa.edu

It is highly recommended that all applications be completed electronically and submitted via email. If you print and submit via mail, please print clearly and expect delays in the shipping and processing of your application. 
 
Mailing Address: 
West Chester University 
Office of the Registrar 
25 University Ave 
West Chester, PA 19383 
 
Please complete all required fields on the application.  Unsigned applications will be returned for signature. 

Click Here for the Readmission Application

You will automatically be readmitted into your last active major. If your major is no longer available, you will be placed into the closest equivalent program. If your request for readmission into your former major is denied, we will notify you at the email address you provided. 

Please note that for some majors, readmission applications are reviewed by individual academic departments. This process may result in delays in decision-making. 

If you would like to see what your last active major was at West Chester University, please contact the IS&T Help Desk at (610) 436-3350 to request a temporary reactivation of your WCU credentials. This temporary access allows you to log in to the Student Resources Page, where you can view your Unofficial Transcript, which lists your last active major. 

You may request a change of major starting on the first day of your readmission term through your RamPortal account. Once reactivated, you can also use the Degree Audit: What If tool to explore how your completed, in-progress, or planned courses would apply to different academic programs. 

When students are requesting readmission to West Chester University after leaving with less than a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA), being on academic probation, or having been dismissed, they are REQUIRED to submit a personal statement that includes the following information: 
 

1. The factors which contributed to poor academic performance while enrolled at West Chester University.
2. A brief overview of your experiences since leaving the institution.

Academic standing is reviewed for all readmission applications.  As part of the review process, a staff member will contact you directly if a personal statement is required and not included with this application.  Please note that delays in submitting your person statement upon request will result in postponements in the processing of your application. We strongly encourage you to respond promptly to any requests for additional information.  If you are aware you need to supply a personal statement, you can include it when you submit your application.  
 
The Office of the Vice Provost, through the special assistant for academic policy, at its discretion, offers academic renewal to students at the time they apply for readmission. Please see the Academic Renewal Policy page for more information. 

If you are currently involved in a disciplinary proceeding or have you been dismissed or suspended from an institution of higher education for disciplinary reasons, a personal statement is required outlining the circumstances resulting in your dismissal for disciplinary reasons. 
 
This will not necessarily bar admission to the University, but it may affect approval to live in university-owned or university affiliated housing.  If you answered YES, please state the name of the institution of higher education, the reason for the dismissal or suspension.  Note: Prior to admission, applicants may be required to complete a release of information that allows West Chester University to obtain disciplinary records from any previously attended institution of higher education.  Failure to execute a release of information by the applicant may result in the denial of admission.  

There may be specific holds on your student account that could prevent your readmission until they are resolved.  As part of the review process, a staff member will contact you directly if such a hold exists.  Our office IS NOT notified when holds are resolved, so please EMAIL us back once you have addressed the holds on your account.

Delays in resolving any holds may result in postponements in processing your application.  We strongly encourage you to respond promptly to any requests for additional information.  

If you attended another institution of higher education (even if it was just one course) since leaving West Chester University, you are required to send all official transcripts to our office for an evaluation.  If ordering from an institution that can send official transcripts electronically, please have them emailed to transfercredits@wcupa.edu.  

All official transcripts sent via mail can be addressed directly to the Office of the Registrar.  Upon receipt, a transfer credit evaluation will occur, and all eligible courses will be posted to your West Chester University transcript.  

West Chester University of Pennsylvania does not ask for criminal history information on its application for admission/readmission. 
 
Please note, however, that certain criminal conduct may prohibit you from obtaining campus housing.  If you apply for university housing, questions about specific conduct will be asked and the resulting information used in determining your eligibility because of applicable statuses, regulations, and university policies.  Applications who are currently incarcerated are not eligible for state financial aid.  If you have any questions, you should contact our office by emailing registrar@wcupa.edu.

Additionally, some criminal and non-criminal conduct may render you ineligible for professional licensure, to complete your degree, and/or prohibit you from becoming employed in certain professional fields.  If you have any questions, you should contact your advisor or department chairperson of your major.  

All students are readmitted as commuters.  Please contact Housing for more information. 

If you have a disability that you have not previously disclosed and wish to do so, please contact the Office of Educational Accessibility (OEA). They will inform you of the appropriate documentation to submit and the assistance and support services available to students with disabilities. If you believe that a disability influenced your previous course work at the University and wish to have that fact considered, please include that information in your personal statement.