Guidelines for writing the Letter of Appeal:
1. The letter needs to begin with a paragraph addressing the following:
a. Last term attended at CNM
i. NMNC Course(s) failed in last term attended: NMNC 1235 Health and promotion
b. NMNC Course failure prior to last term attended:
i. NMNC course failed in previous terms for this current programmatic enrollment: NMNC 1235 and NMNC 1210
ii. Dates/terms of previous NMNC course failures (for this programmatic enrollment): Summer 2021
2. Circumstances surrounding the failures
( For this part you can add that I was suffering from an illness. my right side of my body was getting numb and I couldn’t feel that side of my body and this was happened durning taking my exams most of the time. I talked to my doctor and she gave me pills and some blood test and she told me I might suffer from sever anxiety disorder, but this happened during some sort of exercises at gym too, she had doubt I might have some heart issues and she recommended me to have put a device on top of my chest to monitor my heart for two weeks. I got accommodation for this from DRC at CNM but this was almost at the middle of last semester and I got behind on my grades already. Also You can add that this might be related to covid and also related to what was going on in Afghanistan. Because I still had family in Afghanistan and my attention was divided and I couldn’t focus enough on my classes. I also lost my job related to covid at the same time but i got my job back, I work full time right now to safe some money and I can move to part time when I be able to start school again. Please just add some more info from your own research.
a. Address the most current course(s): NMNC 1235
b. Address previous course(s) if course failure occurred in a previous term.: NMNC 1235 and NMNC 1210
3. Describe how circumstances surrounding the failures have been mitigated (fixed).
a. This is where supporting documentation can be helpful.
b. If you include additional documents, please ensure that the letter references these documents and explains their relevance to the appeal.
4. Success plan: I have the success plan at the end of this please find it.
a. Please look at the success plan before writing this section.
b. If you have not met with the achievement coach to develop a success plan, stop writing the letter until this step is done.
c. Include in the letter the following:
i. Your letter should address each success plan strategy.
ii. You should go beyond simply listing the strategies – instead, operationalize them. Show the committee what the strategy looks like in action. BE SPECIFIC!
iii. Examples:
1. Study in a quiet place.
a. I will go to CNM and use the learning center for quiet study on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1600-2000.
b. I will study at home from 1200-1500 on Tuesdays and Thursdays while my children are at school.
2. Decrease hours at work.
a. I will decrease my hours to 16 per week. (Include a photo of your schedule, etc)
b. I will
Student Success plan:
Reason for Success Plan (check all that apply):
☐Early intervention and retention
☐Returning to a course after removal
☒Repeating a course in a cohorted program-transfer student
☐Conditional entry to a CPE program
Personal strengths:
-Persistent, getting along with others, goal-oriented
Academic strengths:
-Hands-on learning, clinical skills, patient care
Challenges and concerns related to course objectives:
-Experiencing anxiety during exams
-Health challenges
-Loss of job and income contributed to stress
-Personal stress related to family impacted focus when studying
-Exam scores
Strategies to address concerns:
-Work with your doctor to manage medications and symptoms
-Utilize testing accommodations from the DRC
-Go to the gym several times a week to help manage Anxiety/ stress
-Return to work full time in fall term; work part-time in the future when classes are in session
-Review recorded lectures
-Meet with a study group
-Re-write important points to improve retention and memory
-Answer practice questions over the material
Outcomes/Goals/Measures:
-Earn at least 85% on exams
-Use recommended strategies to remain calm during exams
Follow up:
-Review exams with instructor during office hours if a score is below 77%
-Meet with achievement coach after your first exam score posts