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Student Appeal Procedures

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Form A (Re-Read/Re-Assessment) Learn More

A Re-Read/Re-Assessment is when a student questions their grade or the assessment of their performance on a piece of work or a program component and alleges error in the academic assessment of their work on the part of an instructor or a committee.

Form B (Formal Inquiry) Learn More

A Formal Inquiry is when student questions their grade or the assessment of their performance on a piece of work or in a course, or their academic standing or status in a program, and alleges error or injustice on grounds other than the academic assessment of their work.

Form C (Appeal to the Senate Board for Student Appeals) Learn More

Decisions that may be appealed to the SBSA:

  • Academic Integrity decisions made by a Faculty Adjudicator
  • Form B Formal Inquiry decisions
  • Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities – decisions of the Dean of Students that impose a sanction of suspension, expulsion, or involuntary withdrawal (for violations that do not involve Sexual Violence, Discrimination, and/or Harassment.