{"id":31,"date":"2011-05-11T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T16:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academics\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:59:39","slug":"academic-suspension-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academic-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Suspension Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f5d485 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f5d485\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21197f48\" data-id=\"21197f48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5e5331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5e5331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicholls State University is committed to helping students achieve their academic and personal goals. \u00a0Sometimes a student may have difficulties that affect their academic performance, resulting in academic probation or academic suspension. \u00a0Students are placed on academic suspension at the conclusion of any semester in which they were on academic probation and did not earn a 2.00 semester GPA.<\/p><p>The university allows and encourages students to appeal their academic suspensions. \u00a0Upon re-admission, the student may take advantage of resources and services that will help them improve their academic performance such as tutoring and academic coaching.<\/p><p><strong>Academic Suspension Appeal Checklist\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academic-suspension\/academic-suspension-information\/outline-for-a-well-written-appeal\/\">Outline for a Well Written Academic Appeal<\/a>\u00a0for assistance with writing your appeal.<\/li><li>Gather documentation to support your appeal and attach it to the electronic appeal form. The documentation MUST refer to the circumstances referred to in your letter. Please reference\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academic-suspension\/academic-suspension-information\/criteria-and-required-documentation-for-filing-for-a-waiver-of-suspension-period-on-second-or-more-suspensions\/\">Criteria and Required Documentation for Filing a Waiver of Suspension<\/a>\u00a0for information on required documentation.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Notification of appeal decision\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><p>Once an appeal decision has been made students will be contacted directly via their student email account. All decisions are final and binding.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academic-suspension\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/06\/Academic-Appeal-Form-Instructions.pdf\">Academic Appeal Form Instructions<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Important Academic Appeal Information<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>Academic Appeal Deadline, Spring 2026 Semester<\/strong>: The deadline to submit your academic appeal is <strong>Wednesday, January 7, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li><li>You will be notified of the status of your appeal shortly after the decision has been finalized.<\/li><li>If you live in campus housing please call Housing and Residence Life at 985-448-4479. There are housing deadlines that must be met to keep your Spring 2026 housing assignment.<\/li><li>If you fail to appeal your suspension or your suspension appeal is denied, you will not be allowed to take classes for the term of your suspension, one semester or one calendar year. You may reapply for admission to the University once the suspension period has ended.<\/li><li><strong>If you registered early for the Spring 2026 semester and fail to meet the semester deadline listed above to submit your appeal, your Spring schedule will be removed on Thursday, January 8, 2026.<\/strong><\/li><li>If you met the deadline to appeal your suspension and your appeal is granted, you should be aware of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Spring 2026<\/span><u> payment deadline: \u00a04:15 p.m. CST on Friday, January 16, 2026.<\/u><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Financial Aid Appeal<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Appealing for a waiver of your <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>academic suspension period, and appealing for financial aid are two separate processes<\/strong><\/span>. 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