Tuition Guarantee Program Appeal
The University of Akron Tuition Guarantee Program provides fixed tuition, select fees, and room and board rates for each incoming cohort of bachelor’s degree-seeking undergraduate students for four years of attendance, beginning with the fall 2018 enrollees. Upon the expiration of the cohort, the student will be assigned to the next lowest unexpired tuition guarantee cohort.
If a student is not able to complete their degree program within the four academic years of the assigned cohort, the student may appeal for an extension. A Program Appeals Committee will evaluate requests for exceptions. The appeal must fall within extenuating circumstances established by the Appeals Committee as described below.
The University will consider Tuition Guarantee Program appeals based on:
- Enrollment in a degree program requiring more than 120 hours to graduate
- Illness or injury of the student
- Disability that necessitates a reduced course load as a reasonable accommodation
- Medical Leave of Absence
- Victim of interpersonal violence or crime while enrolled
If the 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 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 rate.
Any student who takes longer than their guaranteed cohort period to graduate due to service in the United States Armed Services will be given an automatic extension of their guaranteed cohort rate based on the number of academic terms impacted by the student's military service absence.
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.