Academic Appeals can be filed to seek waiver of a graduation or liberal studies requirement, retroactively withdraw from a course (after the withdraw deadline has passed), and other similar situations. Students can pick up the Academic Appeal form in the Office of Academic Affairs, Owens 206.  Students complete the appeal form, obtain their faculty advisor's statement and signature, and return it to the Academic Affairs office.  The Committee on Academic Appeals reviews the appeal and approves or denies the appeal.  Students who are not satisfied with the decision of the Academic Appeals Committee may appeal to the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, whose decision is final.
When filing an appeal to substitute a course taken at another campus, the course description and syllabus from that course should be attached to the appeal form.
When filing an appeal to retroactively withdraw from a course, students must explain why they missed the deadline, and they must include additional documentation which is appropriate to the circumstances of the individual appeal (for example, a physician or psychiatrist's statement, a note from a parent or guardian verifying information, etc.).  Appeals to retroactively withdraw from a class are not put on the agenda until the Instructor of the course returns an information sheet regarding the student's attendance and performance in the class.

The Academic Appeals Committee meets approximately every two weeks, year round.

Financial Aid/Suspension Appeals can be filed when a student has received notification that they are on academic and/or financial aid suspension.  Financial Aid/Suspension Appeal Forms are available in the Office of Academic Affairs, Owens 206.

Students on suspension need to make their case in writing explaining why their situation is so unique that an early return from suspension is justified, and/or why continued financial aid is justified.  Students must include documentation from physicians or other health professionals if they claim that physical or mental health issues prevented them from successfully completing their courses.  All students need to explain why they were unable to withdraw from school or make arrangements with Professors for avoiding poor grades.  Students may request to meet with the committee in person.  The committee meets at various times throughout the year as needed, and approves or denies the appeals.  For suspension appeals, the decision of the committee is final.  For financial aid appeals, if a student is not satisfied with the decision of the committee, s/he may appeal to the Vice President of Student Affairs, whose decision is final.

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