Graduate Sequence of Offices for Complaints & Appeals
Please select the appropriate type of complaint/appeal from the options below to determine the sequence where a complaint/appeal needs to be sent.
Admission Decisions
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Advising Issues
- Advisory Committee
- Academic Component Administrator (Chair, Director, or Associate Dean)
- College Dean
- Dean of the Graduate School (Decision is final.)
Degree Requirements
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Excess Hours
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Financial Aid Issues
- Executive Director, Office of Financial Aid
- Vice President for Student Life (Decision is final.)
Grade Appeals
- Faculty Member/Instructor
- Academic Component Administrator (Chair, Director, or Associate Dean)
- College Dean
- Dean of the Graduate School (Decision is final.)
Graduation/Commencement Issues
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Late Graduation Applications
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Late Registration after Census Date
- Registrar
- Vice President for Student Life
- Vice President for Finance and Administration (Decision is final.)
Medical Withdrawals/Drops
- Vice President for Student Life (Decision is final.)
Probation/Suspension
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Transcript Issues
- Dean of the Graduate School
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Decision is final.)
Registration
- Registrar
- Vice President for Student Life (Decision is final.)
Reinstatement for Financial Reasons
- Registrar
- Vice President for Student Life
- Vice President for Finance and Administration (Decision is final.)
Residency
- Registrar
- Residency Appeals Committee (Decision is final.)
Other Academic Program Issues
- Advisory Committee
- Academic Component Administrator (Chair, Director, or Associate Dean)
- College Dean
- Dean of the Graduate School (Decision is final.)
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