If you left the University on Academic Dismissal, you must petition the Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal Committee for permission to return to the University. If you receive approval from the committee, you must also meet the re-admission requirements set by Undergraduate Admissions and successfully complete an online Former Student Application.
The process for submitting a Return from Dismissal Appeal has multiple steps and requires advanced planning to demonstrate your readiness to be academically successful if you are permitted to return to UNCG. Students who are approved to return have spent their time away in pursuit of other academic pathways and career opportunities to support their personal growth, improving their academic profiles, resolving previous circumstances that hindered their success, and/or making progress toward their professional goals.
Important things to consider prior to submitting your Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal:
If you have earned fewer than 60 hours at UNCG and have not attended a community college since your dismissal, it is in your best interest to obtain an Associate of Arts or Science degree.
If you attended a community college and earned less than a 2.5 cumulative GPA, it is in your best interest to continue at the community college and work to raise your cumulative GPA.
If you have previously submitted an Academic Dismissal Appeal or Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal, please be sure you have completed or addressed all recommendations made by the Appeals Committee. The committee will not consider a Return from Dismissal Appeal until you have completed or addressed all previous recommendations from the committee.
Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal Process Overview
Review the information you have included in your letter of explanation to ensure all appropriate details have been provided
Receive feedback on your documentation to ensure all appropriate materials are included in your appeal
Discuss how your Academic Success Plan demonstrates your readiness to return to UNCG and ensure academic success
Develop alternative plans for continuing academic progress should an appeal be denied
Please note that the Return from Dismissal Pre-Check meeting is a critical step in theprocess to Return from Academic Dismissal. Students who do not submit an RDS Pre-Check packet or complete the required Pre-Check meeting will not be permitted tosubmit a final Return from Dismissal Appeal for committee consideration.
Your finalized appeal packet must be submitted online via the Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal Submission Portal. You will receive the link to the portal immediately following your Pre-Check meeting.
You will receive a decision from the committee at the email address you included in your appeal submission by the date listed in the table below.
Deadlines for Returning in Fall 2026
Submission of the Return from Dismissal Pre-Check packet via the Return from Academic Dismissal Pre-Check Submission Portal. Must include:
letter of explanation
documentation
success plan
transcript(s) (for institutions you’ve attended while away from UNCG)
You must schedule your Pre-Check meeting no later than May 4, 2026 by 5pm. You will be prompted to schedule your meeting in the submission portal.
RDS Pre-Check packets should mirror the quality of your final appeal submission. Submissions that do not include the items above will not be accepted and will not move forward in the return from dismissal appeal process. Use our Return from Academic Dismissal Guide to help prepare your pre-check packet.
Completion of Return from Dismissal Pre-Check Meeting. You must attend your scheduled Pre-Check meeting with a Students First Office staff member. If you are unable to attend on your scheduled day and time you must notify the Students First Office in advance to reschedule your meeting before the Pre-Check deadline. Information on how to submit your final Return from Dismissal Appeal will be given during the Pre-Check meeting. If you do not attend your scheduled Pre-Check meeting, you will not be permitted to proceed with the Return from Dismissal process.
Submission of final appeal packet via the Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal Portal. Must include:
letter or explanation
documentation
success plan
graduation plan
Return from Academic Dismissal Appeal Pre-Check Summary sheet (provided during Pre-Check Meeting)
confirmation that official transcripts have been sent to UNCG (for each institution you’ve attended while away from UNCG)
Notification of appeal decisions will be distributed via email by the Return from Dismissal Appeals Committee within the Division of Student Success. (Please be sure to check your email regularly so that you do not miss pertinent updates.)
Once you receive a decision, any questions should be directed to the Division of Student Success at usappeal@uncg.edu and will be shared with members of the Return from Academic Dismissal Appeals Committee for response.
Appeals are reviewed once per semester according to the deadlines listed above. All deadlines and decisions are FINAL and NO EXCEPTIONS can be made. Please note that Return from Dismissal Appeals are only accepted for fall and spring semesters; materials for summer sessions will not be accepted.
