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A student who is dismissed has the right to appeal the decision. Appeals must be made in writing to the college or campus at which the student was enrolled at the time of the dismissal.

The appeal letter must be composed, typed and signed by the student. The appeal letter may be delivered personally or sent by mail, fax or e-mail from the student’s kent.edu account, and must include all pertinent documentation for the appeal to be considered. Appeal letters for dismissals must be received by the college or campus no later than 14 calendar days after final grades are posted on the student’s FlashLine account. Dates when final grades are posted can be found at the calendar page of the Office of the University Registrar website.

Appeals must be based on recent circumstances that were beyond the control of the student. Appeal letters must include the following:

  1. An explanation of the extenuating circumstances, such as personal illness/injury, critical family illness or other situations of sufficient severity that they may have adversely affected academic performance. These circumstances must be documented by providing physician statements or other appropriate official documents.
  2. Proof of consistent satisfactory academic performance prior to the occurrence of the circumstances believed to be the cause of the dismissal. These efforts must be documented by course instructors, and their statements must be submitted on university letterhead or sent from each instructor’s Kent State e-mail address. If errors have occurred for one or more reported grades, the course instructor must verify that a grade change has been submitted.
  3. An explanation of why action such as course withdrawal, complete term withdrawal, request for an incomplete grade, etc., was not taken before the end of the semester.
  4. A detailed plan of action for achieving academic success for any future enrollment at Kent State University.
  5. The student’s full name, Kent State ID number, current and permanent mailing addresses, current and permanent telephone numbers and Kent State e-mail address.

Appeals that do not meet these guidelines will not be reviewed.