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Academic Catalog > Academic Policies > Student Initiated Academic Grievance Procedure > Informal Grievance Procedure

Informal Grievance Procedure

If the dispute involves allegations of academic dishonesty, the student must inform the instructor within three (3) days of instructor notification to the student allegation of academic dishonesty.

The student consults with the appropriate individuals at each of the three (3) levels indicated below and seeks resolution on the lowest possible level:

1. Absent unusual circumstances, the student consults with the instructor who renders a written decision and notifies the student at the student’s last address or email on file with the university within one (1) calendar week of the consultation.
2. If the matter is not satisfactorily resolved with the instructor, the student consults with the academic Division Chair within one (1) calendar week of the decision of the instructor and the academic Division Chair will notify the student in writing at the student’s last address or email on file with the university within one (1) calendar week of consultation. If the dispute is with the academic Division Chair, who is also the instructor, the student moves to step three (3).
3. If the matter is not satisfactorily resolved in steps one (1) or two (2) above, the student may consult with the Academic Dean within one (1) week regarding a formal appeal process. The Academic Dean will confer with the instructor, the student, and the academic Division Chair to assure that the informal process was followed and will then advise the student in writing within one (1) week as to the appropriate steps in initiating a formal appeal process, should the student so desire. The role of the Provost/Vice President for Academics at this juncture is to assure due process, not to deal with the substantive matters of the appeal.