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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
.
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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
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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
.