Academic Suspension Appeal

Students may immediately appeal their suspension if extenuating circumstances exist. Extenuating circumstances include factors beyond the student’s control (e.g. family emergency, serious illness) and must be documented. Appeals due to other circumstances will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Instructions for immediate appeal are available through SOAR.

• If the appeal is approved, students are given one additional semester to raise their cumulative GPA to a 2.0. If the appeal is denied, the student will remain on academic suspension. 
• After the appeals process is complete, students whose appeals are denied will be removed from their Fall or Spring courses. Students that are enrolled in Summer courses that have already begun prior to the completion of the appeal process, will remain in those courses, but courses that have not started will be dropped. 
• Summer semester does count as one additional semester to raise their cumulative GPA if the student’s appeal is approved. If the appeal is denied, the student will remain suspended regardless of their cumulative GPA at the completion of their Summer coursework. 
• Applications and deadlines for appeals are available through SOAR.
• All appeals are reviewed by the University Academic Review Committee. The University Academic Review Committee’s decisions are final. 
• A second academic suspension is considered a permanent suspension from future enrollment as an Undergraduate student at UNC.