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Graduate Academic Dismissal Appeals Policy

The Graduate Academic Dismissal Appeals Policy is applied when a graduate student wishes to appeal academic dismissal from a graduate program.

A working day is defined as those days in which the University is officially in session.

  1. The student will submit a letter of appeal with documented rationale to the graduate program director/coordinator within 5 working days of dismissal notification. The program director/coordinator will send the appeal to the College Graduate Appeals Committee within 5 working days of receiving the student’s letter.
    •  The Graduate Appeals Committee will render a decision within 10 working days of receiving the appeal.
    • The program director will send an official email to the student's Spartan Email account of the decision.
    • The program director will inform the student's graduate advisor, the Registrar, and the International Programs Office (as appropriate) of the decision.
  2. The student may request reconsideration of the College Graduate Appeals Committee’s decision by submitting a letter of appeal with documented rationale to the appropriate college dean within 5 working days of the College Graduate Appeals Committee’s decision notification.

The letter of appeal must justify the need for a further level of review by providing new evidence or evidence that the review process had been violated.

  • Should the appeal merit further consideration, the dean will render a decision within ten (10) working days of receiving the appeal.
  • The dean will notify the College Graduate Appeals Committee of the rendered decision and rationale as appropriate.
  • The dean will send an official email to the student’s Spartan Email account of the decision.
  • The dean will Inform the student’s graduate advisor, Registrar and International Programs Office (as appropriate) of the decision.
  • The dean’s decision is final.

The University reserves the right to require action on behalf of any student who is reinstated from Academic Dismissal. Such action may include, but is not limited to, repeating failed courses, or taking a reduced course load.