AppealofAcademicSuspension
(ForUndergraduateStudentsOnly)
RevisedMay2020
Instructions:
Withthisform,provideatypewrittenletter
toaddresseachquestionlistedbelow:
1) Statewhyyouracademicperformanceresulted
insuspension.
2) Explainwhyyoushouldbeadmitted/reinstated.
3) Discussyourplantobesuccessfulifreinstated.
Submission:
Thisformmustbesubmittedwithsupportingmaterials
beforethefirstdayofclassesfortheterminwhichthe
studentwishestore‐enrol l.Anystudentappealing
academicsuspensionwhofailstomeetthedeadlinewill
berequiredtoserveoutthesuspension.
Anappealfromwithsupportingmaterialsmaybe
submittedviaemailusingonlythestudent’sAthensSt
ate
issuedemailaddresstoSuccessCenter@athens.edu,in
persontotheStudentSuccessCenter,viamail(Athens
StateUniversity,StudentSuccessCenter,300N.BeatySt.
Attn:StudentSuccessCenter,Athens,AL35611)orvia
fax(256‐233‐8163).
NextSteps:
TheCommitteewillreviewacompleteappealpacket.
ThestudentwillbenotifiedviatheirAt hensStateissued
emailaddress.
Iftheappealisgranted,thetranscriptsforastudentwho
hashadsuspensionwaiveduponappealwillstillnotethe
studentwassuspendedintheapplicableterm.
Inordertopromotestudentsuccessandprovide
interventionincasesofunsatisfactoryacademic
performance,theUniversityreserves
therighttotake
appropriatestepsforanystudentwhosesuspensionis
waived,includingbutnotlimitedto:limitingthe
student’scourseload,and/orrequiringthecompletionor
repeatofotherspecificcourses.
ThedecisionoftheCommittee,toget
herwiththe
materialspresentedbythestudent,willbeplacedin
thestudent’sofficialrecords.Pleasenoteunlessyou
haveasignedreleaseonfile,AthensStateofficialsmay
notdiscusstheresultsofyourappealwithanyone
exceptyou,thestudent.Thisisinaccordancewiththe
FamilyEduca
tionalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA).
ForUniversityuseonly:
Appeal of Academic Suspension
UndergraduateStudentsOnly:GraduateStudentsmustusetheGraduateFormand
submittheappealtotheCollegeoverseeingthegraduateprogram
StudentName:(print)________________________________(sign)________________________________
StudentIDNumber:_______________ Major:__________________________________________
SemesterApplyingforAppeal:_________________________Date:________________________________ _
AreyoureceivingVeteransEducationalBenefits(GIBill)?YesNo
TelephoneNumbers:Home:__________________________Cell:_________________________________
AthensStateUniversityEmailAddress:_______________________________________________________
Appeal Granted: Yes No
Date:_______________________________
Comments___________________________
Signature of Appeal Committee:
______________________________________
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