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GUIDELINESFORANAPPEAL
Asuccessfulappealwillcontaincompleteexplanationsoftheitemslistedbelow,asapplicable.Youmustcompileand
attachsignificantdocumentationtojustifyyourappeal.TheCommitteewillonlyreviewthematerialsthatyouprovide;
thereforeitisyourresponsibilitytoprovidesufficientdocumentationtothoroughlysupportyourappeal.
1. MeetwithyouracademicadvisortosuccessfullycompleteyourSAPAppealformandcreateadegreeplanthatyou
willfollowuntilyouareabletoreinstateyourselforgraduate.YourdegreeplanwillbesavedintoDegreeWorks
forreviewduringtheappealprocessandattheendofeachsemester.
2. Includeawrittenstatementdescribingthereasonsforandcircumstancessurroundingyourlackofsufficient
progress.Thesecircumstancesmustbeexceptionalorunusualcircumstancesthatwerebeyondyourcontrol.Your
attentionshouldbefocusedontheparticularacademicterm(s)and/orcourse(s)forwhichyouregisteredbutdid
notsuccessfullycomplete.Bespecificandconciseinyourexplanationsinceincompleteinformationmaycausea
denialoradelayinthereviewofyourappeal.Youmayusethespaceprovidedonthefirstpageoftheappealform
orattachaseparateletterifmorespaceisneeded.
3. Includeadetailedexplanationofthemeasuresyouhavetakentoensurethatyouracademicperformancewill
improveand/oractionsyouhavetakentocorrectthecircumstancesthatpreventedyourpriorlackofacademic
progress.Forexample,ifyouareappealingduetoanillness,youmustexplainwhytheillnessyouexperiencedwill
nolongeraffectyourabilitytosucceedacademically.
4. Attachsupportingdocumentation.Alllettersmustbesignedandthosefromprofessionalsmustbeonletterhead.
Additionaldocumentsmayberequiredasdeterminednecessary.Studentswhohaveexceededthemaximum
timeframe(150%rule)duetopriordegreesorchangeofmajordonotneedtoprovideadditionaldocumentation
butmustclearlyexplaintheircircumstances.
a. Medicalcircumstancesmustbeexplainedandmustincludedocumentationfromamedicalproviderindicating
whatinjuryormedicalconditionyouexperienced,thenameofthepatient,andwhentheproblemoccurred.
Examplesofdocumentationmightincludeadoctor’sletter,chartnotes,etc.
b. Workconflictsand/orlackofch
ildcaremustbefullyexplainedandmustincludedocumentationfromyour
employerorchildcareproviderthatclearlyandexplicitlydescribeswhatoccurred;theunexpected,unavoidable,
andinvoluntarychangetoyourcircumstancesalongwiththeexplanationofwhyitcouldnotberesolvedina
timelymanner.
c. YoumayalsoprovidealetterofcorroborationfromanobjectivethirdpartyiftheyareDIRECTLYinvolvedand
havepersonalknowledgeofyourcircumstances.Lettersfromfriendsorfamilywillnotbeconsideredastheycan
besubjective.Statementsbasedonhearsaywillnotbeaccepte
d.Thirdpartylettersmustincludefullnames,
signature,contactinformation,andrelationshiptoyou(thestudent).
d. MilitaryDeploymentmustbedocumentedwitheitherdeploymentrecordsand/oraletterfromyourCommanding
Officershowingdatesofdeployment/activeduty.
e. Examplesofotherdocumentationthatshouldbeincludedwithyourappealifpertinentt
oyoursituation;legal
documentation,restrainingorder,policereport,obituary,etc.
5. Donotdiscussyourneedforfinancialaidaspartofyourrationaleforreinstatementoffederalaid.Itisassumed
thatanystudentfilinganappealisdoingsobaseduponfinancialneed.
6. AppealFormsandattacheddocumentationmustbereceivednolaterthantwoweekspriortotheendofthe
semesterforwhichyouareappealing.Processingmaytakeseveralweekssobesuretosubmityourappealas
quicklyaspossible.
Ifyourappealisapproved,youwillbeplacedonfinancialaidprobation.Whileonprobationyoumustfollowyour
degreeplanandcontinuetocompleteallclassessuccessfullyinordertocontinuetoreceivefinancialaid.Gradesof
AU,DF,F,I,W,NB,NCandNPindicateunsatisfactorycompletionofcoursesforfinancialaidpurposes.Failureto
complywithyouracademicplan(i.e.passallofthecoursesyouattempt)willresultinsuspensionoffuturefinancial
aid.Subsequentappealswillmostlikelybedenied.
1. StudentswhoareplacedonFinancialAidprobationduetoacademicreasons(cumulativegradepointaverage
and/orcumulativecompletionrate)whobringtheirSAPbackintoconformitybymeetingtheminimumSAP
standardswillhavetheirfinancialaideligibilityreinstated.
2. Studentswhoareplacedonfinancialaidprobationbecausetheyhaveexceededthemaximumtimeframeallowed
fortheirprogramwillbemaintainedonprobationuntiltheygraduateorfailtocomplywiththetermsoftheir
probation.
NOTE:AnappealisarequestforanexceptiontotheSAPpolicy.Approvalisnotautomaticandisnot
guaranteed.Pleaserememberthatyou(thestudent)areresponsibleforpayinganytuitionandfeesthat
becomeduetotheUniversityofAlaskaAnchoragewhileyourappealisinprocess.