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Returning Students

Return to the Hornet Nest! We want to help you continue your educational journey here at Delaware State University.

When was your last term of attendance here at DSU?

More than three years?

Students wishing to return to the University after a voluntary or involuntary absence of three (3) or more years must formally reapply to the University through the Office of Admissions.

  1. Submit an application
  2. Email our bgstith [at] desu.edu (subject: Returning%2520Student%2520Application) (Transfer Admissions Coordinator) to request your DSU transcript
    • Our Transfer Admissions Coordinator will let you know if any additional documentation is required
    • If you have any hold on your account, we will not be able to request the transcript until the hold has been lifted

Attended another college since you last attended DSU?

Returning Delaware State University students who have attended other colleges since their last enrollment at Delaware State University must reapply as a Transfer Student through the Office of Admissions.

Find the Transfer Admissions Policy Here

Less than three years?

All other returning students should contact the academic department dean or chairperson in the major declared at the time of separation for academic advisement and registration procedures.  

Find Your Academic Advisor Here

Were you placed on academic Suspension or academic Dismissal?

Students who are placed on Academic Suspension must wait one semester out of the institution. At the expiration of one semester, the student may apply for readmission on probation through their Academic Advisor.

The student must complete a minimum of nine (9) semester hours with a grade point average of 2.00, “C”, or better during the semester of his/her reinstatement.

If a student fails to earn the necessary 2.00 average, they will be dismissed from the University.

A student may reapply to the Office of Admissions for reinstatement if they

  1. Successfully complete twelve (12) semester hours with an average of 2.00, “C”, in summer school at the University
  2. Or attend another accredited institution and complete twenty-four (24) semester hours with a grade average of “C” or better.

Veteran educational benefits will be terminated if the veteran student fails to earn a 2.00 average while on probation.

Have more questions about your Academic Status?

studentsuccess [at] desu.edu (subject: Academic%2520Standing%2520Inquiry) (Reach out to our Office of Student Success)