Student Appeals

How do I make an appeal to the Graduate Council?

A graduate student who is denied admission, readmission, or further continuance in the Graduate School, or a graduate degree program, may appeal the decision to the Graduate Council. The following supportive information must be provided by the student when preparing an appeal:

• Letter of Appeal to the Graduate Council that builds a case for consideration, or reason for exception. Include your current email address and campus-wide ID (CWID) in all correspondence.
  
  

• Three signed letters of support on official letterhead (if applicable) from those who can attest to the student’s scholarly ability and potential. It is mandatory for one of these letters of support, or a document attesting support, to be from the desired graduate program when appealing a re-admission or continuance decision. Letters of support are not accepted from students.  These should be sent directly to the graduate school by the person providing the letter of support to espinoza@ulm.edu.  
  
  
• Supporting documentation and any other evidence that enhances a student’s appeal.

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

All student appeals are submitted to the Graduate School and processed through a series of committees within the program (s) and college prior to being heard by the Graduate Council.  The Graduate School will supply a complete appeal packet to the program/college through the graduate coordinator that may include official transcripts, GRE/GMAT scores, a signed degree plan, and any other support documentation relevant to the student’s appeal.  The completed appeal must be on the Graduate Council Agenda one week prior (7 days) to the meeting date.  This should be taken into consideration when preparing appeal documents. 


*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.