Academic Appeals Procedures
Appeals related to undergraduate degree and certificate requirements and graduation
If your first appeal is denied and you wish to appeal the decision, then proceed to step number 2, then 3, etc.
Skip down to appeals related to graduate degree requirements
Type of appeal | Steps in the appeal process |
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Bachelor of Arts requirements |
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Civics Exam waiver |
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Exit Survey waiver |
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General Education course substitution or waiver |
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GPA requirements: 2.00 Missouri State GPA 2.00 combined (Missouri State and transfer combined) 2.00 GPA in major or minor or certificate |
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Graduation ceremony (permission to participate prior to the actual semester of graduation) |
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Major degree requirement |
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Minor degree requirement |
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Certificate requirement |
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Minimum 120 hours required for graduation |
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Residence requirement: Major (12 hours upper division) Minor (6 hours upper or lower division) Certificate (6 hours upper or lower division) |
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Residence degree requirement of 20 out of the last 30 hours completed at Missouri State | Students who have completed 90 hours or more at Missouri State
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Residence degree requirement of 30 hours completed at Missouri State |
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Scholastic Honors eligibility |
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Semester of official graduation |
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Upper division requirement (40 hours of coursework numbered 300 or higher) |
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Appeals related to graduate degree requirements and graduation
If your first appeal is denied and you wish to appeal the decision, then proceed to step number 2, then 3, etc.
Type of Appeal | Steps in the appeal process |
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Graduate Degree or certificate requirement |
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Graduate courses with no undergraduate parallel (at least 50% of coursework numbered 700 or higher) |
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Completion of graduate requirements within 8 years |
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Graduation ceremony (permission to participate prior to the actual semester of graduation) |
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Admission to program (for students who have been denied admission) |
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Other appeals (refunds, grades, missed deadlines, academic renewal, repeats, etc.)
If your first appeal is denied and you wish to appeal the decision, then proceed to step number 2, then 3, etc.
Type of appeal | Steps in the appeal process |
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Academic Integrity Violations |
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Academic Renewal Request |
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Admission to degree program (for students who have been denied admission) |
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Auditing a course (missed deadline to place course on Audit) |
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DG or DX hold (temporary removal in order to register) |
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Drop deadline exception |
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Grade appeal (letter grade based on performance in class) |
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Grade appeal (permission for a late class drop or unresolved Incomplete grade issue) |
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Grade appeal of XF or F grade assigned due to academic dishonesty |
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Pass/Not Pass (missed deadline to place course on Pass/Not Pass) |
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Refund exception for dropped class |
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Repeat (permission to exceed repeatable limit of a course) |
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Repeat (permission to repeat a discontinued course with a similar course) |
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Suspension/Reinstatement |
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Transfer credit evaluation appeal |
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