A student who wishes to appeal a policy or
decision by the Office of Academic Affairs concerning interpretations
of, or exceptions to, rules, procedures or decisions governing registration
in courses and the management of academic records must make that appeal
to the Committee on Academic Appeals. Examples of such appeals would
include an appeal to drop a course with no mark after the no mark
deadline or an appeal to withdraw from a course with a W after the W
deadline.
To pursue such an appeal, the student should
submit a formal petition in writing to the Registrar or to the Chair of
the Academic Appeals Committee. This appeal should state the specific
request being made and include some explanation of the situation
relating to the request. The Registrar will forward the student’s
petition to the Committee on Academic Appeals, which will review and
rule on the appeal. The Committee will notify the student of the
decision. Committee decisions are final.
The Committee on
Academic Appeals does not hear appeals concerning grades (other than I,
W or WE). Course grade issues are covered in the previous section under
Academic Grievances.