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XTENUATINGCIRCUMSTANCEAPPEALFORTUITIONCREDIT
TheColoradoCommunityCollegeSystemallowsastudenttoreceiveatuitionrefundonlywhencoursesaredroppedby
thecensusdate.Intrulyseverecircumstances,ACCwillconsideratuitioncredit.Non‐attendanceorfailingtodropby
thedeadlinedoesnotreleaseastudentfromfinancialresponsibilityandisnotanextenuatingcircumstance.
• Lastdateofattendanceinyourcoursesmaybeconsideredaspartofyourappeal.Attendancebeyondthe9th
weekofthesemesterorcompletionof60%ofthecoursemaylimityourabilitytohavethisappealapproved.
• InstructionalissuesaretypicallynotgroundsforanappealandneedtobeprocessedthroughtheStudent
GrievanceProcedure:pleaseseetheDeanofStudentsOfficelocatedintheStudentEngagementCenter,Room
M2720,formoreinformation.
• Awithdrawalfromacoursewillimpactyourcompletionrate,whichmayhaveanegativeimpactonyour
financialaidstatus.Ifyouhavequestionspriortowithdrawingfromyourcourses,pleasecontactFinancialAid
at 303.797.5661.IfyouhaveVeteranbenefits,contacttheVeteransCertifyingOfficial.
• Generally,onlyoneappealwillbeconsideredduringyourattendanceatACC.
• Appealsmustbefilednolaterthanonesemesterafterthesemesterinquestion:Summersemesterdeadlineis
December1,FallsemesterdeadlineisMay1,andSpringsemesterdeadlineisAugust1.
REQUIREDDOCUMENTATION:
Completedformandstatement
MedicalDocumentationform(ifapplicableandmedicalrelated)
Supportingdocumentation(seebelowforexamplesofacceptabledocumentation)
Adequatedocumentationmustbeincludedtosupportyourstatem
ent.Examplesofacceptablecircumstancesand
documentationincludebutarenotlimitedto:
Death:Forthedeathofafamilymember,submitadatedobituaryornewspaperclipping,funeralnoticeor
deathcertificate.Iftherelationshipisnotclearfromthedocumentation,pleaseexplain.
SeriousMedicalCondition:TheMedicalVerificationformshouldbecompletedbyamedicalprofessional.A
signedl
etteronofficialletterheadfromyourmedicalprofessionalisacceptable.Billingstatementsarenot
acceptedasrequireddocumentation.StudentsmayrequestaprivatemeetingwithStudentAffairstohavethe
ir
medi
caldocumentationreviewedandverifiedpriortosubmittinganappeal.
NaturalDisaster:Documentedflood,fire,etc.DocumentationmayincludeaninsuranceorFEMAclaim.
STUDENTINFORMATION:
SID:__________________________________Name:__________________________________________________
StudentE‐mailaddress:___________________________@student.cccs.eduDateofBirth:________________
Phone:______________________________
COURSEINFORMATION:AppealSemester/Year:___________________
CourseID CourseTitle Credits WithdrawalDate
CourseID CourseTitle Credits WithdrawalDate
CourseID CourseTitle Credits WithdrawalDate
CourseID CourseTitle Credits WithdrawalDate
STUDENTINSTRUCTIONS:Reviewthisappealform,withdrawfromyourcourses,completetheform,attachthe
necessarydocumentation,andsubmitittoacc.dos@arapahoe.eduorinpersonatM2720.