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Appeal Deadlines

Appeal e-Form Availability and Deadlines:

The deadlines below apply to students who are on Financial Aid Disqualification for low GPA, less than 67% Completion of Credits, or exceeding Maximum Attempted Credits/Time Frame.

2023 Fall Semester:

  • The deadline to submit an appeal for financial aid for the 2023 fall semester was September 8, 2023.

2024 Spring Semester:

  • The deadline to submit an appeal for financial aid for the 2024 spring semester was February 1, 2024.
  • To request approval to submit a late appeal, email your name, ID number, and a brief explanation of the circumstances that prevented you from meeting the original deadline to kristie.myers@ndsu.edu.

2024 Summer Semester:

  • The appeal e-Form for the 2024 summer semester will be available April 26, 2024.
  • The deadline to submit an appeal for financial aid for the 2024 summer semester is June 7, 2024.

Students with an INFO status on Campus Connection may submit a Maximum Attempted Credits/Time Frame Appeal e-Form as late as two weeks prior to the last day of the semester. For the 2023-24 academic year, those dates are:

  • Fall — 12/1/2023
  • Spring — 4/26/2024
  • Summer — 7/19/2024
     

Financial Aid Disqualification Appeal Form

Submit this appeal form if you have been disqualified from financial aid for:

  • Grade Point Average (GPA) less than 2.0 (or 3.0 for graduate students)
  • Successful completion of Attempted Credits less than 67%

Maximum Attempted Credits/Time Frame Appeal

Complete the Maximum Attempted Credits/Time Frame Appeal form if either status below applies:

  • Financial Aid Disqualification due to exceeding the maximum attempted credits/time frame limit.
  • Financial Aid INFO status for nearing the maximum attempted credits/time frame limit.

Students appealing disqualification for exceeding the maximum attempted credits/time frame or INFO status and another disqualifying criteria such as cumulative GPA or 67% successful completion of credits, must submit BOTH forms.

​Maximum Attempted Credits/Time Frame Appeal

Not sure which form to use?

  1. Submit the Financial Aid Disqualification Appeal Form for:
    • Cumulative grade point average (GPA) below 2.0 (or 3.0 for graduate students)
    • Successful cumulative completion of Attempted Credits less than 67%
  2. Submit the Maximum Attempted Credits/Time Frame Appeal Form for:
    • Exceeding the Maximum Attempted Credits for the declared major in an undergraduate degree program
    • Exceeding the Maximum Time Frame/number of semesters needed to complete a masters, or doctorate degree
    • On Financial Aid INFO status and will not graduate at the end of the next semester of enrollment.
  3. If the student is disqualified due to both 1 and 2, both appeal forms must be submitted.
Please note: All NDSU employees who receive a report of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual misconduct involving a student must document the report and contact the Equity Office in accordance with the mandatory reporting requirements of all NDSU employees (except employees of the Counseling Center, Student Health Service, or the Sexual Assault prevention and Advocacy Coordinator). Please visit NDSU Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Complaint Procedures or contact the Equity Office Staff for further information.