Student Appeals

A graduate student who is seeking a time extension for expired courses, academic amnesty or has been denied admission, readmission, or further continuance in the Graduate School, or a graduate degree program, may appeal the decision to the Dean of the Graduate School.

The following supportive information must be provided by the student when preparing an appeal:

1. Letter of Appeal that builds a case for consideration, or reason for exception. Include your current email address in all correspondence.

2. Three signed letters of support on official letterhead or sent from a professional business e-mail account, from those who can attest to the student’s scholarly ability and potential.

• • Each letter must include a date, address, relationship to the student (course instructor, employer, co-worker, mentor, member of your faith community) and length of relationship to the student. Letters from family members are not permitted.
  • For students appealing the denial of continuance or readmittance into a program, one of the three letters of support, must come from the graduate program from which they were denied continuance. 
  • Letters of support are not accepted from students.  The letters should be sent directly to the graduate school by the person providing the letter of support to espinoza@ulm.edu. 

3. Supporting documentation, or other evidence, which enhances or supports the student's appeal.

All appeals should be submitted to: espinoza@ulm.edu.

Appeals will be reviewed when all the materials listed above have been received. The Dean of the Graduate School will review the appeal and send the decision to the student's e-mail address provided in the appeal.   

*Note for Students who successfully appeal for continuance:
Those students will be granted “good standing” status and will not need to appeal each semester, even if their GPA remains below 3.0, as long as they are making academic progress in completing their graduate degree. If a student earns a grade of “D” or “F”, however, the student must submit another appeal for continuance.