In the
Graduate School, the final responsibility to resolve student
appeals rests
with
the
Vice
Provost for Research
and
Dean of the Graduate School (or, when delegated, the Assistant Vice
Provost for Research) advised by the Board
of
Graduate Studies. Possible matters of appeal include, but
are not limited to:
- Grades
- Terminations from programs
- Disenrollments
- Graduation decisions
- Accusations of academic
dishonesty
Before an appeal is made to the Graduate School,
every effort
must have been made to resolve the matter informally, and appeal
procedures at the program level must have been exhausted.
Appeals
to the Graduate School must be made in writing to the vice provost
for research and dean of the Graduate School within 30 days
of notification of the action being appealed. The appeal must
be specific and substantiated for the vice provost for research
and dean of the Graduate School to appoint a committee to hear the appeal.
During an appeal, the student must maintain graduate status either
through course work or Continuous Enrollment.
A grade appeal is to be heard for the Graduate
School by the school or college that teaches the course, following
the rules
of that school or college. In schools or colleges with a
departmental structure, the appeal procedure usually begins with
the department
chairperson.
