Appeal Forms

Download Appeal for Reinstatement form

• A student has the right to appeal an academic dismissal decision. This appeal is not for reinstatement of financial aid.
• Students looking to file an appeal for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) should reference the financial aid office website.

Student instructions for filing an appeal:

1. Complete all sections of the appeal form. The Academic Standards Appeals Committee will not consider incomplete appeal forms, missing/wrong Student ID numbers, or missing signature/initials at the bottom. Please check all spelling and grammar.
2. Appeals must be received by the appropriate deadline. Late Appeals will NOT be accepted.
3. Academic Standards requires that appeals be e-mailed to acadstand@uww.edu, as a PDF or Word Document Attachment. Share Point Documents will NOT be accepted. Students who are requesting accommodations please contact the Academic Standards Office via email.
4. You may submit additional documentation by the deadline to provide further explanation such as: Appeal Recommendation Form, copies of medical records, or other documentation in support of your appeal.
5. Once you have submitted an Appeal for Reinstatement Form and it has been reviewed by the Academic Standards Committee, it is important to realize that the committees' decisions are FINAL.

Tips for Appeal for Reinstatement Form Questions:

All questions on the Appeal for Reinstatement form should be answered in a clear, concise, and honest manner. Carefully proof it for spelling and grammatical errors. The following is a recommendation for each question on the form.

1. Question one should describe the circumstances that lead to your academic dismissal and what you feel affected your ability to do well. Be honest in your answer.
2. Question two should address all resources that you used this past semester to help you in your academics or personal life (I.E. Counseling, Tutoring, Faculty Office Hours, ETC)
3. Question three should describe your plan of action for returning to campus. Indicate what academic goals you have for the future semester? What resources you will use? What changes you will make? Do you have any “I grade” that you need to finish and how will you do this? Also, include any other circumstances that you would like the committee to consider.

Download Academic Forgiveness Form

Based on the criteria below, a student may apply for academic forgiveness. Once implemented, the student’s permanent academic record (transcript and Academic Advising Report) will be marked with an "Academic Forgiveness" notation, and the grade point average calculation will be restarted based only on the units taken after the three-year absence. 

Eligibility:

• Students must be admitted to an undergraduate degree-granting program at UW-Whitewater after having been absent from formal higher education for a minimum of three consecutive academic years.
• Students must have a pre-absence GPA below 2.5. (Students with a previous GPA above 2.5 should speak with an advisor about utilizing other policies to address academic difficulties, for example, the late withdrawal policy.)

Limitations:

• Students can only receive approval for academic forgiveness twice; however, students who have been denied in the past can re-apply for later terms.
• After academic forgiveness is implemented, students returning to UW-W must earn at least 12 units before graduating. Students entering UW-W for the first time must meet the academic residency requirement.
• Academic forgiveness cannot be applied to courses used within an awarded degree. For example, courses utilized in an earned associate’s degree cannot be forgiven, and those courses will continue to count in the GPA toward a bachelor’s degree.
• If a student receives academic forgiveness but an accreditation or licensure requires a minimum grade/standard in a specific course or content area, the student will still need to meet that minimum. (For example, if licensure requires a C or above in COMM 110 but the student earned a D in that course, the D would not count in the GPA but the student would still need to retake the course.)
• The academic forgiveness policy is independent of financial aid regulations. The original coursework and associated grades will continue to be used by the Financial Aid Office when evaluating financial aid eligibility under Satisfactory Academic Progress. Before applying for academic forgiveness, students should consult with the Financial Aid Office if they have been and/or will be a financial aid applicant.
• If you are seeking teacher licensure, academic forgiveness will not extend to the GPA calculation required by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Therefore, even though your transcripts will reflect a GPA that includes academic forgiveness, the College of Education and Professional Studies is required to calculate your GPA based on all college level coursework, including grades you received prior to academic forgiveness. Questions about obtaining a teaching licensure with Academic Forgiveness should be discussed with an Advisor from the College of Education and Professional Studies prior to applying.

This shall be the only UW-Whitewater undergraduate academic forgiveness policy.

Students who apply for academic forgiveness are not guaranteed to receive it. Academic forgiveness applications follow the deadlines for Academic Appeals for Reinstatement, found on the Academic Standards webpage. The application process, the evaluation of applications, and approvals/denials are managed by the Admissions & Academic Standards Committee. This committee’s decisions are final, and there is no appeals process.

Approved by the Faculty Senate on 2023-01-24

Approved by the Chancellor on 2023-02-21

Student Instructions:

1. Complete all sections of the Academic Forgiveness Form. The Academic Standards Appeals Committee will not consider incomplete forms. This includes a missing or wrong Student ID number. Please check all spelling and grammar.
2. Academic Forgiveness Forms must be received by the appropriate deadline. Late forms will NOT be accepted and you will need to wait until the next cycle of appeals to apply. There are three cycles a year (January, June, August).
3. Academic Standards requires that the Academic Forgiveness Form be e-mailed to acadstand@uww.edu, as a PDF or Word Document Attachment. Share Point Documents will NOT be accepted. Students who are requesting accommodations please contact the Academic Standards Office via email.
4. Students will be notified by UW-W emailof the decision.
5. The decision of the Academic Standards Committee is final. Students who were denied in the past can re-apply for later terms.

Tips for Appeal for the Academic Forgiveness Form:

All questions on the form should be answered in a clear, concise and honest manner. Carefully proof it for spelling and grammatical errors. The following is a recommendation for each question on the form.

1. Question one you should describe the circumstances that lead to your academic difficulties in the past and how this affected your ability to do well. Be honest in your answer.
2. Question two you should explain how the circumstances that caused your academic difficulty in the past has been resolved.
3. Question three you should explain what steps you have already taken and your plan of action for returning to campus. Indicate what academic goals you have for the future semester? What resources you will use? What changes you will make? Also, include any other circumstances that you would like the committee to consider.

Download Exceeding 15 Credits Appeal Form

• Students on Academic Warning or Academic Probation are limited to 15 credits in a semester. Student who wish to take more then 15 credits must appeal this to the Academic Standards Committee.
• Students in Good Standing who wish to exceed their 18 credit limit would need to fill out the Overload Credit Form found on the Registrar's website.

Student Instructions:

1. Complete all sections of the Exceeding 15 credits Appeal form. The Academic Standards Appeals Committee will not consider incomplete appeal forms. This includes a missing or wrong Student ID number. Please check all spelling and grammar.
2. Exceeding 15 credits Appeal forms must be received by the appropriate deadline. Late forms will NOT be accepted.
3. Academic Standards requires that Exceeding 15 credits Appeal form be e-mailed to acadstand@uww.edu, as a PDF or Word Document Attachment. Share Point Documents will NOT be accepted. Students who are requesting accommodations please contact the Academic Standards Office via email.
4. Students will be notified by UW-W email of the decision.

The decision of the Academic Standards Committee is final.

Please note that allowing students to take more than 15 credits is rare and only approved for graduation and extenuating circumstances.

Tips for Appeal for Exceeding 15 credits Appeal Form:

All questions on the form should be answered in a clear, concise, and honest manner. Carefully proof it for spelling and grammatical errors. The following is a recommendation for each question on the form.

Class Schedule

Please make sure that you list all the courses you registered for in the semester and what class you want to add. Make sure all credit counts are accurate.

Question

Please explain thoroughly why you wish or need to exceed the 15 credits in the semester. Please indicate whether you have talked to anyone about this decision and who it was.