How to Appeal Academic Suspension and Financial Aid Ineligibility

Instructions for submitting appeals 

1. Gather your supporting documentation and have it in an electronic format, so that you can upload it to your appeal.
   • You will not be able to save your appeal and attach supporting documentation at a later date.
   • You are limited to five attachments at 1 MB each and can only upload files with the following extensions: .pdf, .doc, .txt, .tif, .gif, .bmp, .jgp, .png, .htm, and .html.
2. Go to Banner Self-Service and log in.
3. Click on the Student or Financial Aid tab and then click on Appeal Request – Financial Aid and Academic Suspension.
4. Select the term for which you wish to appeal.
5. Be prepared to answer questions for your appeal type.

Questions for Combined Academic Suspension and Financial Aid Appeal 

• Explain why your academic performance led to this suspension.
• Briefly explain why you should be reinstated into McNeese and receive financial assistance.
• If you do not have an overall GPA of 2.0 as an undergraduate or an overall GPA of 3.0 as a graduate and/or did not earn the required number of hours for financial aid, explain your performance in all courses in detail, including those in which you earned grades of W, WN, I, IPC, or IN.
• If you have exceeded the financial aid attempted hour limitation for your degree, explain why you have not yet completed your degree. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
• If your appeal is approved, how do you plan to successfully complete the required courses for your degree?
• If you are reinstated into McNeese, but your financial aid is not, describe in detail how you plan to pay for your tuition and fees.
• Explain how this degree will help you to reach your goals in life.
• List any additional information or extenuating circumstances that you feel would be relevant to your appeal.

Questions for Academic Suspension Only Appeal

• Explain why your academic performance led to this suspension.
• Briefly explain why you should be reinstated into McNeese.
• If granted this reinstatement, how do you plan to successfully complete the required courses for your degree?
• Please describe in detail how you plan to pay for your tuition and fees.
• Explain how this degree will help you reach your goals in life.
• List any additional information or extenuating circumstances that you feel would be relevant to your appeal.

Questions for Financial Aid Only Appeal

• Briefly explain why you should receive financial assistance.
• If you do not have an overall GPA of 2.0 as an undergraduate or an overall GPA of 3.0 as a graduate and/or did not earn the required number of hours, explain your performance in all courses in detail, including those in which you earned grades of W, WN, I, IPC, or IN. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
• If you have exceeded the financial aid attempted hour limitation for your degree, explain why you have not yet completed your degree. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
• If this appeal is approved, how do you plan to successfully complete the required courses for your degree?
• Explain how this degree will help you to reach your goals in life.
• List any additional information or extenuating circumstances that you feel would be relevant to your appeal.