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111 - Admission Denied: Appeal

Responsible Office: Student Affairs
Responsible Officer: Dean of Students
Reference: Minnesota State Board Policy 3.4 Undergraduate Admissions and Procedure 3.4.1 Undergraduate Admissions

PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to establish the protocol for the appeal process when college admission is denied. 

PART 1. POLICY

Prospective students who are denied admission to the college may submit an appeal, in writing, to the Dean of Students. The appeal will be reviewed and processed in accord with established criteria as described underProspective students who are denied admission to the College may submit an appeal, in writing, to the Dean of Students. The appeal will be reviewed and processed in accord with established criteria as described below.

PART 2. PROCEDURE

  1. Individuals shall request in writing to the Vice President of Student Success that their appeal for admission to the college be reviewed. The Vice President of Student Success will establish a meeting with a review committee within fourteen (14) days of the date that the request for review is received.
  2. The prospective student will be invited to join the meeting and discuss the appeal with the review committee. 
  3. The review committee will evaluate the request and make a determination regarding admission within five (5) working days of the committee review.
  4. The Vice President of Student Success will inform the student of the decision accordingly.


Approved: June 17, 1997
Reviewed: December 28, 2010; February 7, 2011; October 23, 2013; May 2020
Revised: February 15, 2000; June 30, 2004; September 29, 2008; May 13, 2020; April 27, 2022