PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT FROM SUSPENSION Deadline to submit petition is August 5, 2012. No late or incomplete documents will be accepted.
Are you a student in the College of Arts and Sciences?
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Petition year__________________Petition semester_____________ Print your name___________________________________________________________ Your CWID_______________ Your email______________________@crimson.ua.edu Phone number _______-_______-____________ Is this your first suspension? Yes______ No_______ Cumulative UA GPA_________ Total credit hours earned(UA & Transfer)___________ Please attach a typed response to the following questions. a. What do you want to accomplish here at UA and in the future? b. What things in the previous semester most contributed to your student performance and current academic standing? • Briefly describe what made it difficult for you to be successful. c. What will you do differently in the next semester if you are reinstated? In addition to your written statement, you will be required to complete the following: FIRST TIME SUSPENSION APPEALS NEED ONLY INCLUDE: 1. Typed response to items a, b and c in the previous list and item 1 in the following list. INDEFINITE SUSPENSION APPEALS must complete items a-c and items 1-5. 1. Completion of the attached self assessment 2. Completion of an academic plan on DegreeWorks a. For more information on using DegreeWorks, visit http://bit.ly/InR6TH. 3. Schedule and attend a meeting with a Career Center advisor 4. Schedule and attend a meeting with the Financial Aid office a. Include a business card from Financial Aid advisor as proof of meeting 5. Return all of the above to 200 Clark Hall or mail to The College of Arts and Sciences Student Services Office, ATTN: Suspension Committee Box 870268 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Please schedule an appointment with your college advisor in 200 Clark Hall should you need assistance with any of the steps above at as.ua.edu/appointment. Your advisor will contact you regarding the status of your suspension.
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Reinstatement Self-Assessment Purpose: This self-assessment is designed to help students identify issues that impacted their academic success and to indicate resources that might be helpful upon their return to The University of Alabama. The Suspension Committee will use this information to provide suggestions and to discuss resources available on campus that you may be interested in pursuing should you return to The University of Alabama. Your answers will not be shared with anyone outside the Suspension Committee. Directions: Within each section place an “X” in the box that best describes your level of agreement with the statement: strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree. Leave items blank if they do not apply to you. Student ID#_________________________________Date: _____________________ Adjustment to College Life
Strongly Agree
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Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Instead of studying as much as I should have, I was doing other things. I wasn’t getting enough sleep. I was sleeping too much. Everything was too big or impersonal; I felt lost in class or on campus. I met people who were interested in the same things that I am. I was very discouraged by poor grades. The academic requirements at Alabama were more difficult than I expected. I was able to find student groups or activities that interested me. I had trouble planning my time once I was on my own. I commuted to and from Alabama and I thought about family a lot as a result. I liked the people and environment
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here. I felt ready for college and wanted to be at Alabama. I went home most weekends and this made it hard to focus on school. I had a job, so I didn’t have enough time to study or get involved in activities. Other: Direction and Goals
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
I was pleased with my declared major. I wasn’t sure what my degree would do for me. I worried because my classmates seemed to know what they wanted to do with their lives and I did not. I was afraid to commit myself to any one major. What I wanted to do as a career didn’t fit in with what my family or others expect of me. I was enjoying what I was studying in my major. I got the assistance I needed from my advisor. Alabama offers a major for the field I wanted to study. Other: Personal Issues I felt tired all the time and had no energy. I felt tense and anxious much of the time I was at Alabama. I was distracted by problems with my family/roommates/significant other/friends. I hadn’t been in school for a while and it was difficult being a student
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again. I had medical or health issues or concerns (injury, flu, chronic health issue, etc.) that interfered with my studies. I had family responsibilities (parents, siblings, children, etc.) I felt I had lost my self-confidence. I was dealing with cultural pressures. I felt isolated or alone. Financial concerns were a distraction from my academics. I felt burned out. I had been feeling sad or down. I had trouble concentrating on my work because I am thinking about other things. I had personal issues that interfered with my studies (e.g. relationship problems, disruptive or traumatic event, significant loss, depression, anxiety, substance use, etc.). Distractibility or learning issues may have interfered (ADHD, learning disability, concentration problems). I had a significant emotional, hardship or medical situation that impaired my academic functioning. Other:
Academic/Study Skills/Time Strongly Management Agree I had a quiet place to study. I talked to my instructor or TA when I got poor grades on a paper or test. I got behind in my work and could not catch up. I knew how to make a study plan
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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that worked. I didn’t know how to change the way I studied for different kinds of classes. No matter how hard I studied, I couldn’t do well. I studied the wrong things for exams. Even though I knew the material, I panicked on exams and did poorly. I read slowly and rarely got my reading assignments done. I know how to take good lecture or reading notes. I can recognize the most important points in a lecture. I couldn’t wake up for my early classes. I missed some classes and didn’t feel comfortable going back to class. I missed a lot of information during lecture; I zoned out. It took me forever to do my assigned reading, and I didn’t remember what I read. I usually did assignments/studied well in advance. I attended class regularly. I found that other activities or interests took up time in place of studying. Other:
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