Academic Regulations Committee
ARC Appeals Process
Late withdrawal, total withdrawal and withdrawal limit decisions made by Undergraduate Academic Regulations Committees are eligible for College level and University level appeal. Students are expected to provide additional new documentation and/or evidence that an error occurred during the initial petition review. Any requested College or University level appeals must be submitted by the student in writing within 15 Academic* days of the decision. ARC petitions for reinstatement are not subject to appeal at the College or University level.
*Consistent with other USF academic policy, 鈥淎cademic day鈥� is the period(s) of academic session to include the days the University is open for business and delivery of academic services exclusive of holidays, emergency closings or other days where the office or academic delivery of services are officially closed by announcement or by emergency.
Formal ARC Appeals to the College Level
Students should submit materials for College Level appeals to the College ARC contacts listed on the ARC petition. It is the student's responsibility to obtain, complete and submit all documentation required by the College for appeals. Colleges reserve the right to deny any appeals if the student fails to provide any new documentation or misses the submission deadline. **NOTE** In the case of medica