Appeal Guidelines
• To appeal WU/WF grades, you have one year from the date that semester began.
• To appeal a dismissal, you can submit an appeal anytime after you are alerted of your dismissal, but within the deadline for the semester you wish to return.
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All appeal documentation must be submitted via email to CourseandStandards@CityTech.Cuny.Edu by the deadlines listed on the academic calendar: www.citytech.cuny.edu/registrar/academic-calendar.aspx. •
Any appeals received after a deadline will be reviewed by the next deadline. • Once the Committee of Course and Standards has reviewed all submitted appeals, you will be notified of the committee’s decision 7-10 business days after the deadline.
Helpful Tips
For Personal Statement: • Compose a typed statement for the committee, outlining the factors that have affected your academic progress.
• Explain any extenuating or extraordinary emotional, financial, and/or legal circumstances affecting your academic performance. (i.e., personal illness or accident, loss of employment, military, loss of childcare, etc.)
• Address what change(s) you made to ensure you succeed if the appeal is approved. Present a realistic plan and discuss some strategies you will apply to stay on track academically. (e.g. seek tutoring, advisement, and/or counseling; decrease work hours, etc.).
For Documents: Evidence/proof of life circumstance(s) beyond your control that you described in your personal statement. Examples include (but are not limited to): • Healthcare provider statements, proof of illness/injury, accident reports, death certificate, obituary, legal notices, proof of employment-related issues (e.g., letter from employer, pay stubs showing changes in hours).
• Letters that are submitted as documentation should be official, on letterhead/stationery, and have a signature.
• Document dates should match the time period described in your personal statement
ALL DECISIONS BY THE COMMITTEE ON COURSE AND STANDARDS ARE FINAL
