Reinstatement Policy

Initial Credit Reinstatement Application

The following requirements will apply to students withdrawn from initial credit courses who are applying for reinstatement:

• Only one reinstatement will be allowed per course per term.
• Students who have been withdrawn for any reason, except withdrawals due to Academic Integrity or Code of Conduct Violations, can be reinstated within 7 calendar days of the withdrawal date by submitting the Student Reinstatement Application (linked below). Submission of the application will generate confirmation emails that notify the student, parent/guardian, School Counselor and VirtualSC staff that the form has been submitted. Once the School Counselor reviews the student's Reinstatement Application (the confirmation email), they will forward the confirmation email to virtualsc@ed.sc.gov with a statement of approval for the student to regain access to the course.
• The initial day of withdrawal will start the seven-day timeline for request submission. In other words, the withdrawal date is day 1 of the 7 calendar days.
• After 7 calendar days from the date of the withdrawal, the student will no longer be reinstated into a course for any reason and will need to re-enroll in the course in a future enrollment period. Please see the reinstatement application deadline chart for more information on the timeline limitations of this policy. 
• Students withdrawn from more than one course for inactivity must submit one Reinstatement Application per course.
• Students who have been withdrawn by their sponsoring School Counselor may apply for reinstatement into a course by contacting their School Counselor directly, who will ask for the reinstatement on behalf of the student via email. In this case, School Counselors may request to have a student reinstated into any course within 7 calendar days of the student's withdrawal from the course. After 7 calendar days the student will no longer be reinstated into a course and will need to re-enroll in a future enrollment period.
• Reinstatement will not be permitted within three weeks of the final exam, with the exception of yearlong (Sept-May) courses that will discontinue reinstatement eligibility in mid-January.

Credit Recovery Reinstatements

Students who have been withdrawn from a Credit Recovery course for any reason  will need to re-request the desired course through the VirtualSC Dashboard.

Note:  Credit Recovery courses are offered on a modified rolling enrollment basis and begin every Wednesday until the Credit Recovery Enrollment Period ends. Please review our Dates and Deadlines for more information on the Credit Recovery Enrollment Period.  A student may request a new enrollment into a credit recovery course at any time until the CR Enrollment Period ends.  Upon having the request approved by their sponsoring school counselors, they will be enrolled and can begin on the next available start date. There is no guarantee that previously completed coursework can be recovered, so the student may need to start the course from the beginning.