Academic Integrity Appeals

Student Rights Appeals: Information on how to appeal a final grade in a course, dismissal, or a different decision that affects a student's academics.
Academic Offense Process and Appeals: Information when a professor asks a student to meet with the instructor and department chair to discuss a possible academic offe

Student Rights Appeals: Information when a student is appealing a final grade in a course, dismissal, or a different University decision.
Academic Misconduct Procedures: Information on procedures when an instructor suspects a student may have committed an offense.

Academic Appeals and Hearing Panels

The Academic Appeals Panel hears the following types of appeals:

a final grade, dismissal, or different University decision (students have 90 days to contact the Academic Ombud to appeal to the Academic Appeals Panel);
an academic offense determination imposing a penalty of zero on the assignment or failure in the course (students have 10 days to contact the Academic to appeal to the Academic Appeals Panel).
a decision by the Academic Hearing Panel (students have 7 days to contact the Academic Ombud to appeal the Academic Hearing Panel's decision).

A formal hearing by the Academic Hearing Panel is required:

if the penalty to be imposed is harsher than failure in a course. A hearing panel will be convened to review the evidence to determine if an offense occurred, and if so, the proper penalty to be applied.
- if a student is found responsible by the Academic Hearing Panel, the student may appeal their decision to the Academic Appeals Panel by filing a notice of appeal with the Academic Ombud within seven (7) business days of the Academic Hearing Panel's decision.