Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0240 - Board of Regents
Subtitle 0240-05 - Austin Peay State University
Chapter 0240-05-05 - Classifying Students In-State and Out-of-State
Section 0240-05-05-.07 - APPEAL

Initially, the Office of Admissions clerk is responsible for classifying applicants for admission or readmission as either "in-state" or "out-of-state." A decision by the Office of Admission clerk may be appealed in writing to the residency classification officer in the Office of Admissions on an Application for Residency Classification form.

Students currently/continually enrolled may appeal in writing to the residency classification officer in the Office of the Registrar on an Application for Residency Classification form. An appeal of the decision made by either office may be taken to the Residency Appeals Committee. Appointments for students to appear before the committee and copies of written appeals for committee members will be made by the Office of the Registrar. Appeals from students who appear will be heard before the committee. Appeal applications made in abstentia will be considered by the committee after consideration of in-person appeal appointments. Unless additional guests are requested in advance and approved by the committee chair, only the student may appear before the committee. Students may bring additional material to support their appeal at the committee meeting. The committee shall include five (5) faculty representatives (including the chair), two staff representatives, two (2) student representatives, as well as up to three (3) ex-officio members currently made up of the Coordinator of Graduate Admissions, the Director of Admissions, and the Registrar. The committee chair will prepare a record of the student appeals including the name of the student, the date of the committee meeting, the committee members present, name(s) of any other guest(s) and a statement of the resulting decision of the committee. A copy of this record will be kept in the student's permanent file. The appealing student will be contacted by the Office of the Registrar and informed of the committee's recommendation. A decision by the Residency Appeals Committee may be appealed in writing to the associate provost for enrollment management and academic support. All appeals must be received within five (5) class days of receipt by the student of the committee's decision. The decision of the associate provost will be final.

Authority: T.C.A. § 49-8-104; Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5; and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.