To be completed by Undergraduate students requesting to continue enrollment at JMU following a (1^st) academic suspension.

If you are currently enrolled in (or are planning to enroll in) JMU summer session classes, please wait until you are finished with all summer session classes and final course grades are posted to submit an appeal form. If your GPA is in the Academic Probation or Good Standing range after finishing all summer session classes, submitting an appeal form is unnecessary.

For a detailed description of academic suspension policy and the continued enrollment appeal process, visit Academic Standing & Continued Enrollment

Please note that JMU Academic Suspension Policy and the JMU Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy are different/separate policies, and each policy has a different/separate appeal process.  Contact the JMU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at 540-568-7820 or fin_aid@jmu.edu for information about SAP Policy and the SAP Appeal process.  

2025 Continued Enrollment Request Deadlines

Appeal Statement

All students must respond to all three prompts:

Prompt 1:

Please describe the extenuating circumstance(s) that led to your current academic standing. How did the circumstance(s) affect your ability to succeed academically? Your response must be at least one paragraph/150 characters in length. (Visit Continued Enrollment Appeal FAQS for additional information/guidance.)

Prompt 2:

Please explain how the circumstance(s) discussed in Prompt 1 have been resolved or are being addressed/resolved. Your response must be at least one paragraph/300 characters in length. (Visit Continued Enrollment Appeal FAQS for additional information/guidance.)

Prompt 3:

What have you done/will you do to ensure that you are academically successful in the future?  What specific steps and/or actions will you take, what campus resources will you utilize, etc. going forward to ensure that you are academically successful? Your response must be at least one paragraph/500 characters in length. (Visit Continued Enrollment Appeal FAQS for additional information/guidance.)