Appeals

Students may submit an appeal if they experienced extenuating, documented circumstances that were beyond their control and prevented them from formally canceling their course registration or withdrawing within the published deadline.

Reasons that are not considered extenuating circumstances include, but are not limited to the following: 
•  Dislike of the course or instructor 
•  Low or failing grade 
•  Course difficulty 
•  Pre-existing medical condition 
•  Lack of awareness of deadlines and policies 

Documentation is required and should support the reason for the appeal. 
 

Examples of Acceptable Documentation:

• Medical extenuating circumstance documentation must be current and from a licensed medical professional. Date and student’s name must be present on documentation. 

• If you have never attended the course you are attempting to delete, you must provide documentation of non-attendance/participation from the instructor of record or department Dean.  This can be a copy of an email chain.  

Appeals are reviewed in the order they are received. Please note in times of high volume, it may take several days to receive a response.

An appeal decision may be delayed if the appeal application is incomplete, lacking documentation, or if consultation with other University offices is necessary. Decisions from the Office of Summer & Winter Sessions are final.
 

If your appeal is denied, the Office of Summer & Winter will reconsider its decisions only if new documentation or information is submitted for review.  
New documentation must be considered relevant by the Office of Summer & Winter Sessions to justify further review. Simply disagreeing with the decision is not grounds for reconsideration. 

University deadlines, costs, and policies are accepted by students upon confirmation of attendance via the RU Here confirmation of attendance process. 
 

It is the responsibility of the student to make all registration cancellations and/or course changes before the Winter Session cancellation, change of course, or withdrawal deadlines.

Winter Session policies, course information, and important dates and session deadlines can be found on our website.

Students are not eligible to request for an appeal for the following: 

• Rutgers–Newark Courses

• Rutgers–Camden Courses

• Rutgers–New Brunswick Fall/Spring Courses