Appeals

You may submit the Title IV Financial Aid Appeal by following the following deadlines and procedures.  

Deadlines:  

• Summer 2023 (July 6, 2023)
• Fall 2023 (November 1, 2023)

Procedures:

1. Email your assigned Academic Advisor and let them know you need to file a TIV Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal. If you do not have an assigned Advisor, please contact TitleIV@bmcc.cuny.edu
2. Complete the Title IV Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form. Save it as a PDF file (instructions).
3. Gather your supporting documentation (see “Helpful Hints”). Save your documentation as a PDF file.
4. Once you have completed Sections 1-6 of the TIV Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form with your advisor and have your Academic Plan, and any supporting documentation, please email all your documents to appeals@bmcc.cuny.edu.
5. Call the Counseling Center at 212-220-8140 to schedule an appointment with a Counselor to discuss your appeal. The Counselor will complete the section Student Life Counselor’s Remarks and return the appeal to you by email after the meeting.
6. Email the completed Title IV Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form along with all documentation and your statement to registrar@bmcc.cuny.edu.
7. Monitor your email account for appeal status updates
   
   *When you click on the link you may be asked to Microsoft Office 356 using your CUNYfirst login (e.g Jane.Smith00@login.cuny.edu). Please have your CUNYfirst login information (username and password) ready*

*In order to access Microsoft Forms, you need to log into Office 365 https://www.office.com/  with your CUNYfirst log in. Your CUNYFirst login is in this format: Jane.Smith00@login.cuny.edu.  If you are having trouble accessing your CUNYFirst account, see below.

To activate your CUNYFirst account: https://servicedesk.bmcc.cuny.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1030

To reset your CUNYFirst password:https://servicedesk.bmcc.cuny.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1031

If you need additional technical assistance with your account, please contact the service desk directly at servicedesk@bmcc.cuny.edu or call 212-220-8000 (Option 3).

Helpful Hints:

• These instructions (pdf) will help you complete online fillable forms.
• If you were told to add documentation to your appeal and need help, please see these instructions (pdf).

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

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. 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

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

Deadline: 

• Fall 2023 (July 19, 2023) 

Procedures:

1. 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

    

    

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

• 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