Undergraduate Program Dismissal Appeal Process

Procedure for Appealing Program Dismissal:

1. The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will notify the student of program dismissal. The letter of notification should include:
   
   1. Reason for dismissal, including policies violated.
   2. Procedure for appealing the dismissal
   3. Relevant dates for appeal procedure
2. Students requesting to appeal program dismissal must submit a one-to-two-page letter of appeal and any supporting documents to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs within five (5) business days of receiving the letter of dismissal.
   
   1. The letter of appeal should include circumstances that prevented the student from success in the course(s), as well as an articulated plan for future success if the appeal is granted.
   2. Supporting documents may include, but are not limited to, letters of recommendation from course or clinical faculty, email communications, letters of accommodations from Disability Services, etc.
3. The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will notify the UG Appeals Subcommittee Chairperson within two (2) business days of receipt of the student’s letter of appeal and submitted supporting documentation.
4. The UG Appeals Subcommittee Chairperson will notify the subcommittee of the pending appeal within two (2) business days of notification and will gather and disseminate all materials related to the appeal to the subcommittee members within five (5) business days of receipt of the letter of appeal (ex: transcripts, documentation from faculty of record, Starfish, etc.).
5. Upon receipt of the letter of appeal, the UG Appeals Subcommittee Chairperson will schedule the appeal meeting and notify the subcommittee members and student of the
   date, time, and location of the meeting. The appeal meeting will be scheduled approximately seven (7) business days following the chairperson’s receipt of the letter of appeal.
   
   1. The student will be notified they are encouraged to attend the appeal meeting and be prepared to discuss the circumstances of their dismissal and clarify any information provided to the subcommittee.
6. The meeting will take place on the scheduled date and time. The appeal will be heard, the student will then be excused from the meeting. The UG Appeals Subcommittee will then deliberate and make the decision to deny or grant the appeal.
7. The UG Appeals Subcommittee Chairperson will write the final decision letter. Additional stipulations, as identified by the UG Appeals Subcommittee, will be added to any granted appeal.
8. The UG Appeals Subcommittee Chairperson will email the decision letter to the student and follow up with a hard copy mailed letter within two (2) business days of the appeal meeting.
9. The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will add a copy of the decision letter to the student’s academic file. The decision will then be recorded in a private TEAMS folder entitled Student Progression Appeal Decisions.
10. All granted appeals will be reviewed quarterly by the UG Appeals Subcommittee for student compliance. If it is determined that the student is not completing the requirements of the granted appeal, the committee reserves the right to rescind the granted appeal.