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Academic Appeals and
Academic Misconduct Appeals Procedures
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Academic Misconduct Appeals Procedures
Applications for a formal academic appeal
are available in the Office of the Registrar. In order
to ensure an appeal process that is fair and timely to all
parties involved, the following procedure is in place for
academic appeals.
- If the student wishes to file a formal
concern regarding classroom procedure, the process starts
with step 1a below.
- Should the faculty member find a student
subject to academic misconduct as defined in the university
catalog, the process starts with step 1b below.
- If a student wishes to raise grounds for
challenging a specific academic policy of the University,
not the resolution of an academic matter with a faculty
member or other responsible person, the appeals process
begins with step 7 below.
Upon receipt of a formal written appeal
in the Office of the Registrar, the procedure below will be
followed.
1a. The student should schedule a conference
with the faculty member (or other individual directly responsible)
within 14 calendar days after the posting of grades. The faculty
member (or other individual) may resolve the problem at that
point. (Skip to step 2.)
1b. If there are reasons for a faculty
member to believe that a student has engaged in academic misconduct,
the faculty member shall notify the student of the charges.
The student should contact the faculty member within 14 calendar
days after the posting of grades to arrange a conference with
the faculty member.
2. If the faculty member is unavailable,
the student shall notify the dean of the appropriate college
in writing within seven additional calendar days that he/she
is seeking a conference with the faculty member. The conference
shall be held at the earliest possible convenience of the
faculty member and the student.
3. If the matter is not resolved to
the satisfaction of the student, he/she may submit a written
appeal to the dean of the appropriate college (and the chair
of the appropriate department, if applicable) within seven
calendar days of the conference.
4. The dean of the appropriate college
(and the chair of the appropriate department, if applicable)
shall schedule a conference with the student and/or other
involved persons within seven calendar days of receiving the
appeal from the student.
5. The dean shall notify all parties
in writing of his/her decision within seven calendar days
after the conference.
6. If the student believes the decision
of the dean is unwarranted, he/she may appeal to the appropriate
undergraduate or graduate Academic Appeals Committee in
writing within seven calendar days after receipt of the decision
of the dean.
7. The Academic Appeals Committee
shall establish a regular monthly meeting date for the purpose
of hearing appeals. The date shall be published in all appropriate
university publications. The deadline for filing an appeal
shall be one week prior to a meeting. Appeals filed after
the deadline will be heard at the next meeting of the committee.
All parties involved shall be notified of the meeting date
at which the appeal will be heard and given the opportunity
to be present.
8. The Academic Appeals Committee shall
notify all parties in writing of its decision within seven
calendar days.
9. If a student believes the decision
of the Academic Appeals Committee is unwarranted, he/she may
appeal to the Vice President for Graduate and Corporate Affairs
writing within seven calendar days after receipt of the decision
of the Academic Appeals Committee.
10. If requested, the Vice President
for Graduate and Corporate Affairs shall schedule a conference
with the student and/or other involved parties to be held
within 14 calendar days of the receipt of the student's appeal.
11.
The Vice President for Graduate and Corporate Affairs shall
notify all parties in writing of his/her decision within 14
calendar days after the conference.
Note 1: The Academic Appeal and
Academic Misconduct Appeal Procedure is an internal academic
process of the University and legal counsel may not participate
in any conference or hearing.
Note 2: Faculty members have the
same right of appeal as the student at each stage of the above
process.
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