Records and Registration Appeals Committee

A student who has an unexpected life event (illness or death in the immediate family, pregnancy or related issue, involuntary transfer/change in work hours, or called to active military duty via enlistment, activation, or deployment) during a semester may request an exception to Howard Community College’s dates and deadlines. In such extenuating circumstances, the student should submit a written request using the appeal form available at howardcc.edu/rrvaforms to the office of records, registration, and veterans' affairs, along with dated, supporting documentation. Appeals must be submitted no later than the end of the seventh week of the next major semester. The appeals committee makes its determination based on documentation of extenuating circumstances as cited in the student’s appeal request. Students whose appeals are denied may submit one additional appeal to the registrar.