Student Appeal of Never Attend Fee

Students with an extenuating circumstance that justifies an exception to OCCC’s Never Attend Policy and Fee may submit a Student Appeal of Never Attend Fee Form. Your Student Appeal of Never Attend Fee will be reviewed by the Appeal Committee, and you will be notified through your OCCC email after the Committee has made a decision.

CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SUPPORT SUBMITTING AN APPEAL

• Significant illness or injury that required the student to withdraw from the college*; or for unforeseen medical incapacitation.
• Significant illness or injury of an immediate family member that required the student to withdraw from the college*. Definition of immediate family: mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, domestic partner, or grandparent.
• Death of an immediate family member. Definition of immediate family: mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, domestic partner, grandparent.
• Military Duty – orders must accompany appeal.
• Mandatory change in work schedule that prevents student from attending class.

* The appeal submission must include a copy of the Health Documentation Form completed by the student’s licensed health professional.

CIRCUMSTANCES NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT AN APPEAL

• Not being aware of add/drop, refund deadlines; as these dates are widely publicized.
• Forgetting you were registered for classes.
• Lack of familiarity with student information systems.
• Insufficient financial aid and/or financial hardship.
• Dropping courses to avoid low grades.
• Deciding that school/work/life responsibilities are too overwhelming.
• Arrest/Incarceration.
• Academic or disciplinary dismissal.
• Dissatisfaction with instructor or course content or determining that courses you took do not meet your academic and/or personal goals.

In order to be eligible to submit a Student Appeal of Never Attend Fee, students must meet the following requirements:

• Appeals must be submitted online with required documentation.
• Appeals can only be submitted for courses in which a student received a NA.
• Appeals must be submitted by the student (unless the student is unable to submit an appeal due to incapacitation).
• Appeals must be received no later than 120 days from the end of the term.

Semester	Deadline
Fall Semester	April 20th
Spring Semester	September 20th
Summer Semester	November 20th

Appeals filed more than 120 days after the semester in question will not be accepted or reviewed.

To be considered for a Student Appeal of Never Attend Fee, students must submit the following:

• A completed Student Appeal of Never Attend Fee Form.
• Typed letter explaining the extenuating circumstances that explains an exception to the OCCC’s Never Attend Policy and Fee.
• Documentation to support circumstances of the appeal.

Your Appeal will be reviewed by the Student Appeal Committee. You will be notified through your OCCC Email after the Committee has made a decision.

Student Appeal of Charges Committee Meetings:

Appeal Meeting Date	Deadline to Submit Withdrawal Appeal
Last Monday of Every Month	Friday before meeting

The appeal will be reviewed by a committee and the committee’s decision will be final.