North Hennepin Community College is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System and an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.
For disability accommodations call 763-493-0555. Minnesota Relay users may call 1-800-627-3529.
Appeal Form:
Degree or Transfer Requirements
7411 Eight-fifth Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Advising Center
763-424-0703
advising@nhcc.edu
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING APPEAL:
Check the type of appeal you are submitting: Degree or Transfer
You must meet with an Advisor to complete this form
.
C
all 763-424-0703 to schedule an appointment.
Include supporting documentation, such as a course description, course syllabus, course
out
line, etc.
Appeals are Degree Specific: if you change your degree, you will need to re-appeal.
D
egree Requirement Appeal Process:
If you would like to ask for an exception to the
courses or requirements in the degree you are
pursuing, you may file an appeal.
1. Your Advisor signs the appeal form
and
for
wards it to the appropriate academic
Dean.
2. The Academic Dean makes the FINA
L
dec
ision.
3. Student is notified of appeal decision by
email.
4. If the appeal is approved, the results will be
noted on the
student’s Degree Audit Report.
5. If you have any questions regarding
the
appeal
process or appeal decision, pleas
e
s
ee the advisor who signed your appeal
form.
Tr
ansfer Appeal Process:
If you are not satisfied with decisions made about
how your coursework from other institutions
transferred to NHCC, you may appeal the decision.
1. Your Advisor signs the appeal form
and
for
wards it to the appropriate academic
Dean.
2. The Academic Dean makes their decision.
3. Student is notified of appeal decision by
email
.
4. If the appeal
is approved, the results will
be
noted on the
student’s Degree Audit Report.
5. If the initial appeal is denied, and you are
not s
atisfied with the outcome, you may
appeal further to the NHCC Provost. Call
763-424-0703 to set up an appointment wi
th
an A
dvisor to begin this process.
6. If the appeal to the Provost is denied, you
m
ay appeal this decision to the Senior Vic
e
C
hancellor for Academic and S
tudent
A
ffairs within the MinnState System Offic
e.
The dec
ision reached by the Senior Vic
e
Chancellor is FINAL.
C
ontact an Advisor for assistance.
The procedure for System Office appeal is located
under MnSCU Board Procedure 3.21.1
.
N
OTE: If you have any questions about the appeal process, please contact the Advising Center at 763-424-
0703 or advising@nhcc.edu
.
North Hennepin Community College is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System and an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.
For disability accommodations call 763-493-0555. Minnesota Relay users may call 1-800-627-3529.
Last Nam
e, First Name: _______________________________________ Student ID: ___________________
Street A
ddress: ___________________________________________________________________________
City
, State, ZIP: ___________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________
Progr
am/Major: _______________________________________ Degree: AA;
AS; AAS; AFA; Cert
I request the
following exception to program/major and/or degree requirements: (check ONE and complete)
Substitute ___________________________________________________ in place of ________________
(Course number) ( term) (grade) (credit amount) (College) (course)
Waive ____________________________________________________________ Requirement
(course/requirement)
Add ____________________________________
to Goal Area/Requirement________________________
(course) (College)
Other ________________________________________________________________________________
Based on th
e following reason: (be as detailed as possible, attach a separate form and suppor
ting
documentation, if needed)
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Advisor signature required in order for appeals to be considered by the appropriate Dean. Schedule an appointment with an Advisor (763-424-0703) for
a preliminary review of your appeal.
**********
Office Use Only**********
Preliminary review completed with the following comments:______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Advi
sor Signature: __________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Advisor Printed Name: ______________________________ Attention Dean of:______________________
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Approved
(An approval applies to NHCC requirements, but may not be binding on transfer institutions) Denied
Comments:
Dean Si
gnature: _____________________________________________ Date: ________________________
Transfer Course Equivalency: A course equivalency means that the approval will automatically be applied to
all students who transfer this course in the future.
Appeal Form:
Degree or Transfer Requirements
7411 Eight-fifth Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Advising Center
763-424-0703
advising@nhcc.edu
You MUST contact the Advising Center to meet with
your Advisor in order to complete this form