11.04.99.R0.07 Academic Affairs Undergraduate Student Suspension Appeal Committee
Effective August 1, 1997
Revised: 12/02/04
Revised: May 12, 2008
Supplements System Policy 11.04

1. The Undergraduate Student Suspension Appeal Committee (referred to as: Undergraduate Academic Appeals Committee-UAAC) exists to provide undergraduate students due process and an opportunity to appeal academic suspension from the university when the following two conditions are present:
a. The student has made a formal written appeal to the dean or assistant/associate dean of the appropriate college and has been denied re-admission into the University.
b. The student can document that extenuating circumstances are involved in his/her suspension from the university.

2. The UAAC Committee shall consist of the following eleven (11) voting members:
a. Two faculty representatives, recommended by the dean, from each college (These faculty representatives will serve staggered two-year terms);
b. The director (or designee) of the University Financial Aid Office;
c. One assistant/associate dean from each college; and
d. The director (or designee) of the University Student Assessment Office.

3. An assistant/associate dean will serve as chairperson of the UAAC Committee. The chairperson will serve for two academic years, and the chairperson position will be rotated among the colleges.

4. A student who is denied re-admission to the university by the college dean/assistant or associate dean may request that the UAAC Committee hear his/her appeal. To request a UAAC Committee hearing, the student must file a formal request through the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. The student’s request must consist of the following written documents: (a) completion of form #1002, and (b) a written “Plan for Academic Success” prepared by the student. Guidelines for completing these documents are available from the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.

5. The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs will:

• Assist the UAAC Committee with the undergraduate student appeals process,
• Make student appointments for the UAAC Committee hearings,
• Prepare UAAC Committee student packets for the hearings, and
• Retain minutes/reports of UAAC Committee meetings/findings.

6. UAAC Committee hearings will be held three times per calendar year in January, May and August.

7. Students may appear before the UAAC Committee in-person to address their case. UAAC Committee members may address questions to the student regarding their appeal. The UAAC Committee will vote on each student’s appeal request in closed session. UAAC Committee action will be to either to approve re-admission or to deny re-admission of the student to the University for a period of one-year.

8. The UAAC Committee chairperson will provide a written report of the UAAC Committee’s individual student actions to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. The final decision of the committee will be communicated by the chairperson in writing to:

• The student making the appeal,
• The appropriate college dean, and
• The Office of the University Registrar.

Reference: Procedure A11.23

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CONTACT FOR INTERPRETATION: Provost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs