Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3339 - Miami University › Chapter 3339-1 - Administrative Officers of the Board of Trustees › Section 3339-1-19 - Tuition promise appeals committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Some students will take longer than
				their guaranteed cohort period to graduate due to circumstances beyond their
				control. The tuition promise appeals committee evaluates and rules on requests
				for an extension of the student's guaranteed cohort period.
The tuition promise appeals committee
				is comprised of three persons with a committee member appointed by the
				vice-president of each of the following divisions: enrollment management and
				student success, student affairs and academic affairs.
(A)
								Making a request
			 for an extension of the guaranteed cohort period*
Any student who will take longer than
				their guaranteed cohort period to graduate due to circumstances beyond their
				control may request an extension of their guaranteed cohort period. Such
				request must be made no later than the last week of classes in the semester
				prior to the expiration of the student's guaranteed cohort term. (i.e., if the
				guaranteed cohort period expires at the end of spring semester or summer term,
				the request must be made before the end of the preceding fall semester of that
				academic year).
The request must be made in writing and
				clearly set forth the basis for the request. The request must specify the
				circumstances beyond the student's control, the impact of those circumstances
				on the student and describe how the student was prevented from completing the
				student's undergraduate degree program within the guaranteed cohort period. All
				supporting documentation must be submitted with the request. Requests may be
				made based on any set of circumstances beyond the student's control including
				for example enrollment in a program requiring more than one hundred twenty-
				eight credit hours to graduate, unavailability of required courses to complete
				the degree, illness or injury, medical leave of absence, a disability requiring
				a reduced course load as a reasonable accommodation, being the victim of
				interpersonal violence or other serious crime while enrolled. Study abroad,
				changing majors, adding minors or a second major, delayed admission to a
				program, periods of non-enrollment and disciplinary suspensions will not be
				considered circumstances beyond the student's control.
Requests should be submitted to: one
				stop c/o tuition appeals committee, Campus avenue building, 301 s. Campus ave.
				Oxford, OH 45056 onestop@miamioh.edu
(B)
								Review of the
			 request
Each case will be evaluated on its own
				merits to determine whether an extension should be granted and if so, the
				nature and duration of any extension. All determinations by the tuition promise
				appeals committee will be in writing, shared with the student making the
				request and filed with the division of enrollment management and student
				success.
(C)
								Decision
These circumstances will be considered
				for an extension of the guaranteed cohort price beyond the four academic years
				depending on the validity and impact of the circumstances
				including:
(1)
									Lack of availability or space in required courses
(2)
									Enrollment in a degree program requiring more than one
			 hundred twenty- eight hours to graduate
(3)
									Illness or injury
(4)
									Disability that
			 necessitates a reduced course load as a reasonable
			 accommodation
(5)
									Medical leave of absence
(6)
									Victim of
			 interpersonal violence or crime while enrolled
If the tuition promise appeals
				committee determines that the student has provided sufficient documentation of
				extenuating circumstances that were outside the control of the student and
				prevented the student from completing the student's primary program of study
				during the assigned cohort period, the committee will determine the appropriate
				period of time or number of courses to extend the guaranteed cohort price. The
				payment of tuition will be required.
If the appeals committee finds that the
				student cannot complete the degree program within the four academic years of
				the student's cohort due solely to a lack of available classes or space in
				classes provided by the university, the university will provide the student
				with an opportunity to take the necessary course or courses without requiring
				the payment of tuition.
* Any student called to active duty in
				the United States armed services will be given an automatic extension of their
				guaranteed cohort price based upon the number of academic terms impacted by the
				student's active duty absence. Students using this exception must notify the
				registrar's office.