Student Success and Retention

Academic Advising at Elizabeth City State University is a collaborative and ongoing partnership between students and their advisors to develop and track students’ educational plans and career goals.  As a student-centered process, academic advising helps to teach and develop students as they understand and navigate the University’s academic rules, regulations, and requirements. Faculty, staff and students have a joint responsibility of ensuring the advising partnership is successful.

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UPPERCLASSMEN:  All Continuing students are advised by a major advisor within the student’s academic department. Please contact your academic department for advisor information.

If you are unsure of your advisor information, please email studentsuccess@ecsu.edu.

Academic Suspension Appeal Process

The Academic Suspension Appeal process is provided for students who have received the academic sanction of Academic Suspension but are able to provide appropriate documentation of extenuating circumstances which contributed to their academic suspension. The mitigating circumstances must be appropriately documented for the semester(s) in which the deficiencies occurred. Appeals must include all necessary documentation to support the existence of the circumstances described (i.e., letter from doctor, clergy, support professional, family members, faculty, etc.) and evidence that the circumstances have been resolved so that difficulties do not continue into the next semester. In addition, students must provide an Academic Success Plan that documents how the student plans to move forward from the sanction.

APPEAL DEADLINES FOR AY2024-2025

Suspension Date	Deadline to Submit Form and Documentation	Decision Email to Student
December 2024	December 31, 2024	January 8, 2025
May 2025	May 30, 2025	June 13, 2025

 

APPEAL COMPONENTS

Students submitting an appeal must complete and submit the following:

• Letter of Explanation – A detailed letter explaining:
  • (1) the extenuating circumstances which led to deficiencies,
  • (2) support services utilized during the semester(s). If no services used, share why you did not utilize services, and
  • (3) changes you have made that will allow you to be academically successful.

 

• Official Documentation – Documentation that supports the extenuating circumstances discussed. Documentation can include, but is not limited to medical information, funeral announcements, letters from those knowing the situation experienced, financial hardship, etc.
• Academic Success Plan (click here) – COMPLETE the form at this link and SAVE the responses that are emailed to you for uploading into the appeal form.  YOU WILL NEED THE EMAILED RESPONSES SO THAT YOU CAN UPLOAD THEM WITH YOUR ACADEMIC SUSPENSION APPEAL FORM. THIS IS REQUIRED. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Only 1 submission is allowed. Please ensure all documents are attached.

 

• Incomplete appeals will not be reviewed. If additional information is required, an email will be sent to the student’s email account. After 5 days of being incomplete, the appeal will be denied.

 

• All appeals must be submitted by the published university deadline; late submissions will not be considered.

 

• Decisions by the Division of Academic Affairs are final.

Appeal committee member names are not released. Appeal decisions will be communicated to the student through their ECSU email on or before the decision date listed. It is the responsibility of the student to check their ECSU email for correspondence related to their appeal. For additional information regarding Academic Sanctions please review Policy 300.1.7.F

Questions concerning appeals must be sent to appeals@ecsu.edu at least one day before the final submission date posted.

SUBMIT YOUR ACADEMIC APPEAL HERE.

Transfer students are supported through transitional services such as coordination of academic advising, seminars, information exchange, and academic engagement opportunities. The goal of the Transfer Advising office is to insure transfer students are supported through transitional services such as  of academic advising, seminars, information exchange, and academic engagement opportunities.

North Carolina Community College transfer students who have earned an AA or AS degree meeting the requirements of the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement will be waived from UNIV 110 Freshman Seminar I and UNIV 120 Freshman Seminar II; however, all students must have 120 credit hours to graduate. Therefore, the two credits must be earned through free electives. All other General Education requirements will be determined as met provided that the transfer student has completed the AS or AA that aligns with Elizabeth City State University North Carolina Community College Degree Plans.

Students holding an AS and/or AA degree may be held to other General Education requirements. All other transfer students will be held to the General Education requirements in its entirety, with the exception of Freshman Seminar provided they completed at least 12 transferable credits.

The Office of Student Success and Retention Peer Tutorial Program has the sole purpose of strengthening student academics.  The Peer Tutorial Program at ECSU seeks to improve the matriculation rate of students in all courses.  Students have the option to participate in individualized or group tutoring.  Online tutoring is also available. 

PEER TUTORING INFORMATION

How to Schedule an ECSU Peer Tutoring Appointment in E4U

1. Log in to E4U
2. Select "Get Assistance" (top right of the page).
3. Choose "Tutoring" in both the first and second dropdown menus.
4. Pick a date and click "Find Available Time."
5. Select a Peer Tutor from the staff options.
6. For Location, choose Moore Hall.
7. Select either a Peer Tutor or Coordinator (Mrs. Nikki Smith), then click Next.
8. In the Comment Box, type the course you need help with and your phone number.
9. Confirm your appointment.

 

Additional Tips:

• If the time you initially choose is unavailable, choose another time from the options on the right-hand side.
• You can also view Drop-in times, which do not require an appointment.
• Schedule appointments at least 24 hours before the requested start time.
• Cancel your appointment as soon as you know you cannot attend.

Tutoring is available in the courses at this link

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