Decision Appeals

Decision Appeal Form Contact Admission Counselor New Student Center

Petition to the Admissions and Appellate Board

If you are a domestic undergraduate University of Arkansas applicant and wish to appeal your admissions decision, please complete the appeal form. You will need to use the Student Center login you created when you applied.

You will be required to submit an appeal essay and a letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor. The essay prompt is: "Please tell us more about the personal or situational factors that significantly impacted your academic performance. Be sure to address when the impact occurred and what you have done to overcome the hardship, as well as why this appeal is important to you and your plan for academic success at the University of Arkansas."

Appeals for Spring 2025 will begin on September 1, 2024. We will begin considering appeals for Summer/Fall 2025 on February 1, 2025.

Applied Through the Common App?

If you applied using the Common App, set up your New Student Center Account using the same email address associated with your Common App application.

Check Your Application Status

Log in with the email address and password you set up before applying. Your Application Checklist will list the outstanding items for your application. View more check status details.

Common Troubleshooting Tips

Visit the reset password page for returning users. Do not create an account using a separate email address. If you need help, please call 479-575-5346.

If you don't receive an account set up email with the subject line University of Arkansas Online Registration, be sure to check your spam folder. We also recommend adding uofa@uark.edu to your email contacts list to avoid important emails being delivered to the wrong folder. If the email isn't in your spam folder, use the Forgot Password feature to receive a new email.