{"id":188,"date":"2020-10-06T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/professional-continuing-studies\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2025-06-12T08:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:59:00","slug":"finish-line-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/professional-continuing-studies\/finish-line-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish Line Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Finish Line Program assists students like you \u2014 students who made substantial progress towards their Adelphi degree (generally at least 60 credits) but unfortunately had to leave school for various reasons before receiving a degree. You may have exhausted financial aid options, or needed to work full-time to support a family. The Finish Line program values your prior life experience and work experience, and can smooth the way to degree success.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for this program, a student must have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>left college at least 3 years ago without finishing a degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Students who have an outstanding balance on their Adelphi student account may qualify to have some or all of that balance\u00a0<\/span><span>forgiven<\/span><span>, if and when they graduate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Academic and\u00a0Financial\u00a0Forgive<wbr \/>ness<\/h2>\n<p>Former Adelphi students who have been away from the University for 3 or more years are eligible for academic and\/or\u00a0financial\u00a0forg<wbr \/>iveness.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/admissions\/readmission\/application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/admissions\/readmission\/application\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1739465248760000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Teq0KvDh3QY584a8fvHb0\">applied for readmission<\/a> and connected with a College of Professional and Continuing Studies (CPCS) advisor, we will work with you to set up an interview to see if they qualify for academic\u00a0and\/or\u00a0financial\u00a0forg<wbr \/>iveness.<\/p>\n<h3>Academic Forgiveness<\/h3>\n<p>We will help you make a request for academic forgiveness with the Office of Academic Services and Retention, which will then allow approved students to submit an academic forgiveness contract.<span style=\"color: #4f4942;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Debt Forgiveness<\/h3>\n<p>The Finish Line Program offers students with debt to the university\u00a0financial\u00a0<wbr \/>forgiveness. 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