Appeals

Please select the scenario below that best explains your circumstances. 

Are you trying to appeal your Financial Aid SAP?

If you have been placed on financial aid suspension, you may appeal to the Committee on Academic Standing to be allowed to receive federal student aid once again.

Note: A 2023/2024 FAFSA Application must be filed in order to submit this appeal. You are not going to be able to submit this appeal until completing a FAFSA Form.

Your appeal must be based on excusable circumstances resulting from events in your life such as personal illness or injury, illness or death of a family member, loss of employment, or changes in your academic program. Your appeal must include an explanation of how these circumstances caused you to fail to make satisfactory progress and what changes have you made that would allow you to meet the appropriate progress standard in a future evaluation. Your appeal should include independent third-party documentation of the circumstances you describe in your explanation.

Your appeal must also include a reasonable and attainable academic plan that, if followed, will ensure that you will complete your academic program or make substantial progress towards completing your program in the semesters that you wish to receive aid for.

If you decide to appeal, please read the following instructions regarding the new processes:

Deadline to submit Financial Aid SAP Appeal:

  • Fall 2023 (Wednesday, 11/1/23)
  • Spring 2024 (Thursday, 4/4/24)


Here are some Helpful Hints for writing your personal statement.

Are you trying to appeal a failing grade (F, FIN, R, U, or WU (Prior to Fall 2021)) you received in a past course(s) (Academic (CAS) Appeal)?

You may submit the Academic (CAS) Appeal by following the steps below.  

Procedures:

  1. Complete Academic (CAS) Appeal Form, please download the Instructor’s Supplement form to add to your appeal file.
  2. Call the Counseling Center at (212)-220-8140 to schedule a meeting with a counselor about your appeal. The counselor will email you the completed appeal with their signature, remarks, and instructions on college professor signatures.
  3. Add your supporting documentation and transcript to the appeal file save it as your FirstName.LastName.Appeal. Instructions on how to combine files into one pdf file are easily found on the internet. Here is one resource: How to Combine PDF files
  4. The final completed appeal pdf should contain the appeal form, counselor statement and signature, (2) instructor supplement or emails from instructor/chair supporting grade review, (3) personal statement, and (4) any supporting documentation. Email it in a separate email to registrar@bmcc.cuny.edu
  5. Monitor your email account for appeal status updates

Here are some Helpful Hints for writing your personal statement.

Are you trying to return to school after being academically dismissed (Academic (CAS) Reinstatement Appeal)?

You may submit the Academic (CAS) Reinstatement Appeal by following the steps below.  

Deadline: 

  • Fall 2023 (July 19, 2023) 

Procedures:

    1. Complete Academic (CAS) Appeal Form
    2. Call the Counseling Center at (212)-220-8140 to schedule a meeting with a counselor about your appeal. After your meeting, the counselor will email you the appeal with their signed counselor statement.
    3. Add your supporting documentation and transcript to the appeal file and save it as your FirstName.LastName.Appeal. Instructions on how combine files into one pdf are easily found on the internet. Here is one resource: How to Combine PDF files
    4. Review your final appeal pdf and SUBMIT it by emailing it to the Registrar registrar@bmcc.cuny.edu
    5. Monitor your email account for appeal status updates

    Here are some Helpful Hints for writing your personal statement.

     

Are you trying to appeal tuition charges, as you had to drop/withdraw (W, WU, WN and WD) from courses due to unexpected circumstances (Miscellaneous Appeal)?

You may submit the Miscellaneous Appeal by following the following procedures. 

Procedures:

  1. If you have not already done so, setup your BMCC Portal Account
  2. If you need login help contact Service Desk
  3. Submit your Miscellaneous Appeal application

Note: If you are not a current BMCC student you can submit the following PDF Misc Appeal Form with personal statement and any supporting documents to registrar@bmcc.cuny.edu

FAQs:

  • If you did not drop or withdraw from your classes you can speak with the Bursar’s Office about any payment plan options by emailing Bursar@bmcc.cuny.edu
  • Please note this appeal is for students who had to drop or withdraw from their classes and are requesting for a committee to make an exception to the Tuition and Fee Policy outlined below:
Drop Period Tuition Refund Tuition Obligation
Drops prior to the first day of the semester 100% 0%
Drops during the first calendar week of the semester 75% 25%
Drops during the second calendar week of the semester 50% 50%
Drops during the third calendar week of the semester 25% 75%
Withdrawal after the third calendar week of the semester 0% 100%

*For Summer and Winter session refund schedules, please refer to: Academic calendar

Are you trying to appeal for a retroactive registration (Miscellaneous Appeal)?

  • Please note this appeal is for students requesting a retroactive registration for a course they were attending, but not officially enrolled.

You may submit the Miscellaneous Appeal by following the following procedures. 

Procedures:

  1. If you have not already done so, setup your BMCC Portal Account
  2. If you need login help contact Service Desk
  3. Submit your Miscellaneous Appeal application

Note: If you are not a current BMCC student you can submit the following PDF Misc Appeal Form with personal statement and any supporting documents to registrar@bmcc.cuny.edu

Office of the Registrar

Panther Station
199 Chambers St. NY, NY 10007, Room S-225
(currently operating remotely)

 

Phone: (212) 220-1290
Fax: (212) 220-1254
Email: registrar@bmcc.cuny.edu

Hours:
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.