Appeal Process for Graduate Students
Students have the right to appeal their probation or suspension to the Graduate Council. The student is required to submit a letter to the Registrar’s Office by the deadline included in the probation or suspension letter. The Graduate Council will meet to consider the students appeal. The student will be notified via email/U.S. Mail of the outcome.
Students who wish to appeal a decision of the Graduate Council are required to submit a letter to the Office of Academic Affairs within five (5) business days of receiving notification of a decision made by the Graduate Council. Upon receipt, the Academic Affairs Office will submit the students’ appeal letter to the University President within two working days. The appeal will be reviewed on the basis of the letter provided by the student, the student transcript, and the response from the Graduate Council. The President has the right to choose to request a meeting with the student or if he/she chooses to make the decision based only on submitted written materials. If the student fails to submit an appeal by the deadline, the decision of the Graduate Council will go into effect immediately. Appeals will be reviewed within ten (10) business days of receipt of the appeal form by the President. The student will be notified of the outcome via email/U.S. Mail. The decision of the University President is final.