{"id":524,"date":"2026-06-21T07:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:50:48","slug":"university-appeal-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/student-resources\/university-appeal-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"University Appeal Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/faculty-staff-resources\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Faculty &amp; Staff Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/student-resources\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Student Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/student-rights\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Student Rights<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Michigan-Flint policy provides students an opportunity to drop or withdraw without petitioning during certain deadlines. Dates and deadlines can be found on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/academic-calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Calendar page<\/a>.<br><br>In the event a deadline is missed, students may submit a petition for late drop or withdrawal to the University Appeal Committee through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/registrar\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Office of the Registrar<\/strong><\/a>. Petitions and documentation must be received by the following deadlines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fall Semester by March 31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter Semester by July 31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer Semester by September 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petitions will be considered for valid and documented medical reasons, the student never attended\/participated, or the passing of a significant person in your life. The University Appeal Committee may consider petitions for other catastrophic events. If circumstances cannot be documented, petitions cannot be approved.&nbsp;<strong>Decisions of the University Appeal Committee are final.<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/kAZgQ4HL5Xz2W2fY9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Petition for Late Drop or Withdrawal form<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the University Appeal Committee include representation from the Provost\u2019s Office, Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid, Cashier &amp; Student Accounts, Dean of Students, Counseling and Psychological Services and the International Center. Ex officio members from the academic standards committee in the schools and colleges will be consulted as needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Michigan-Flint policy provides students an opportunity to drop or withdraw without petitioning during certain deadlines. Dates and deadlines can be found on the&nbsp;Academic Calendar page. In the event a deadline is missed, students may submit a petition for late drop or withdrawal to the University Appeal Committee through the&nbsp;Office of the Registrar. 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