Financial Aid Appeals Process:

Should mitigating circumstances be a factor in unsatisfactory academic progress, an appeal may be made to the Financial Aid Appeals Committee for consideration.

Appeals, along with any desired documentation must be submitted through the Financial Aid Office. In the event that the written appeal is denied, a student may personally appear before the committee for reconsideration by submitting a written request, which includes a current daytime phone number. The student will be notified of the time and location for appearance before the committee for final consideration of the appeal. No further appeals are permitted until the student's academic status (i.e. semester completion, grade change) has changed.

Appeals must be made in time for the committee to meet, decide, and send the results to the aid office prior to the end of the payment period. A favorable ruling that arrives after the close of a payment period cannot lead to retroactive payment of aid for the closed payment period.

Page Last Updated: May 3, 2007