Office of Student Affairs


Petition to Appeal Academic Suspension/Dismissal


(* items are required)
MTU Student ID# *
E-mail Address *
Phone Number *
Full Name *
Mailing Address *
City *
State *
Zip Code *
Major *
Class Level*:Fr So Jr Sr
Semester you wish to return*:Spring Summer Fall

Your answers to the following questions will be the determining factor in our decision.

  1. What unusual or extenuating circumstances prevented you from being successful? *
  2. What will change? *
  3. What plan of action for success do you have? *
  4. Do you have missing grades? *
  5. Additional information or documentation?

Your appeal will be acted on within 72 business hours after it is received. You will be notified of the Scholastic Standards Committee's decision by email. If the evaluation of your appeal requires that we speak with you to gain further information, you will be notified of the time for a personal interview. If your appeal is denied you must sit out for at least one semester, plus a summer if this is your first suspension. If this is your second suspension you must sit out two semesters, plus a summer. You are not eligible to seek reinstatement after a final dismissal.


Office of Student Affairs~1400 Townsend Drive 170~Administration Building~Houghton MI 49931
Phone: 906/487-2212~Fax: 906/487-3060~Email: studentaffairs@mtu.edu