Academic Suspension Appeals - Handbook

You will find the faculty and staff committed to helping you achieve your academic goals. However, if you fail to maintain an adequate grade point average (GPA), you may be academically suspended.

An undergraduate academic appeals committee process has been established to allow academically suspended students to appeal their suspensions. Your college transcript and materials you present are used by this committee to determine if they think you can do college-level work and if you're motivated to be successful in school.

The academic appeals committee determines if the suspension stands or if you can be readmitted. Conditions that this committee might impose, if you are readmitted, could be limiting your hours to 8 or 14 for the semester and/or requiring you to see the college advisor. This committee's decision is final and only applies to the semester for which the student appealed. Readmission by the academic appeals committee does not imply reinstatement of financial aid, if applicable.

The appeal form may be obtained in Cope Administration Building 106 or on the Web at www.mtsu.edu/records . There is a filing deadline for appeals prior to the beginning of classes each semester. Students should contact personnel in the Records Office for the deadline date applicable to each semester, refer to current class schedule book, or access the Records Office home page.

Students are responsible for being aware of their academic standing. Letters regarding academic suspension are mailed to students' addresses; however, sometimes there is not enough time between grading and the academic appeals deadline. Students should check their academic standing on WebMT after all grades are posted and the GPA is calculated overnight.

For more information:

• Records Office , CAB 106, 898-2164