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It is recommended that this initial step is completed in a timely manner to help ensure a quick resolution. If a resolution cannot be reached, please review the information below for next steps for each school\/college.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>College of Arts, Sciences &amp; Education<\/th><th>College of Health Sciences<\/th><th>School of Management<\/th><th>College of Innovation &amp; Technology<\/th><th>School of Nursing<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Students&nbsp;may appeal to the Committee on Academic Standards. Petition forms are used to request exceptions in individual cases. Additional information can be obtained from academic advisors or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/deans-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Arts, Sciences &amp; Education Dean\u2019s Office<\/a>.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td>Students may appeal to the Student Appeals Committee.<br>Students in programs with written policies and procedures related to academic performance, clinical competency, and ethical standards should follow procedures established by the program prior to contacting the College of Health Sciences Student Appeals Committee.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umflint.edu\/preview_entity.php?catoid=34&amp;ent_oid=4564&amp;returnto=4154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Occupational Therapy (OTP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umflint.edu\/preview_entity.php?catoid=34&amp;ent_oid=4552&amp;returnto=4154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Physical Therapy<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umflint.edu\/preview_entity.php?catoid=34&amp;ent_oid=4566&amp;returnto=4154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Physician Assistant (PPA)<\/a><br>For additional information, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/deans-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Health Sciences Dean\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/td><td><br>Students may appeal in writing to the Office of the Dean. Student appeals are reviewed by the appropriate Department Chair. If, after review, the issue remains unresolved, it may be appealed to the Dean and the Executive Committee. For additional information, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/som\/deans-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Management Dean\u2019s Office<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td><br><br><br>Students may discuss the issue with one of the CIT Directors of Faculty and Academic Affairs within 14 calendar days of the occurrence of the issue or, if occurring at the end of a semester or term, within the first 14 calendar days of the start of the next academic semester or term. For additional information on the entire grievance procedure please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cit\/deans-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Innovation and Technology Dean\u2019s Office<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td>Student appeal procedures are outlined in the School of Nursing Student Handbook.&nbsp; For additional information, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/nursing\/deans-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Nursing Dean\u2019s Office<\/a>.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/academic-concerns\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":527,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/deanofstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}