Welcome back to UNH
Pick up where you left off
If you studied at UNH before and want to finish your degree, we’ll help you get back. This page covers returning to either campus. Where the steps differ, we’ve labeled them Main Campus (Durham) or UNH Manchester.
Application process
Follow the required steps, then check the additional requirements for your situation.
Complete these steps
Step 1: Submit a readmission application
Fill out the application for readmission. Both the Main Campus in Durham and UNH Manchester use the same application.
- Main Campus (Durham): UNH Admissions reviews your application.
- UNH Manchester: The Office of Admissions processes your application, and the Dean’s Office makes the decision.
Step 2: Send transcripts from other schools
If you took classes elsewhere, send an official transcript that shows final grades for all coursework, including classes in progress. We evaluate transfer credit once we receive it. (Both campuses.)
Step 3: File the FAFSA
The deadline for filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is March 1.
Additional requirements that may apply
Did you leave on academic suspension?
Complete the reinstatement form for Main Campus or UNH Manchester. If you don’t return within 6 semesters, your degree status is discontinued and you lose access to your UNH email and accounts.
Were you academically dismissed? (UNH Manchester)
A second suspension counts as a dismissal. Readmission is only possible in extraordinary circumstances, so talk with your former college dean before you apply.
Did you leave on disciplinary suspension? (Main Campus)
Submit a Return from Suspension application. The Director of Community Standards reviews it to confirm you’ve met any conditions. Learn more about reinstatement.
Did you take a leave of absence? (Main Campus)
Email the Registrar’s Office at registrar.records@unh.edu. Read about returning from a leave.
Did you leave for health reasons?
Main Campus: Fill out the request form and send it, with a support letter, to the Dean of Students at dean.students@unh.edu or by fax at 603.862.3550.
UNH Manchester: Fill out the reinstatement form, then ask your doctor or therapist to send a letter to UNH Health Services, 4 Pettee Brook Lane, Durham, NH 03824. The letter should say whether you’re ready to return, how your condition is doing and what support
Do you already have a UNH degree?
Apply as a transfer student at Main Campus or UNH Manchester. UNH doesn’t offer a second bachelor of arts.
Were you in an associate’s degree program?
Apply as a two-to-four year transfer. Use the form for Main Campus (including Thompson School students) or UNH Manchester.
Need to meet departmental prerequisites? (UNH Manchester)
Call the Office of Admissions at 603-641-4150 or email unhm.admissions@unh.edu.
Key dates to know
Deadlines differ by campus, so check the one for where you’re returning.
Fall semester
Main Campus (Durham): June 1.
UNH Manchester: July 1.
Spring semester
Main Campus (Durham): November 1.
UNH Manchester: December 1.
Additional information
- New Hampshire residency. Main Campus (Durham): If you were previously enrolled as a New Hampshire resident, submit the residency statement required by state law for students paying in-state tuition. UNH Manchester: If you were a New Hampshire resident and your family’s permanent address is still in the state, you don’t need to re-document your status. If you were a non-resident and now want in-state status, submit an application for in-state status to the UNH Manchester Registration Office, 88 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101, or a notarized residency form with your application. If you’ve been away less than three years, you’ll typically apply through the Registration Office.
- Housing. (Main Campus (Durham).) UNH doesn’t guarantee on-campus housing for readmitted students. Call the Housing Office at (603) 862-2120 or request campus housing.
- Finishing at another school. Finishing your degree in a summer session or at another college? Ask about “Reinstatement for Graduation.” Main Campus (Durham): Registrar’s Office, (603) 862-1590. UNH Manchester: Registration Office, (603) 641-4136.
- Contact:
- Main Campus (Durham): UNH Admissions, 3 Garrison Avenue, Durham, NH 03824.
- UNH Manchester: Office of Admissions, 603-641-4150, unhm.admissions@unh.edu.