Academic Services

Appeals

An appeal is a written request to revisit a decision made about:

  • A submitted petition (e.g., to drop a course after the deadline);
  • A grade reappraisal request or result;
  • An academic conduct finding or penalty.

Appeals are seen by the Committee on Academic Standards, Teaching and Learning (CASTL).

Appeals of petition decisions must be submitted within 30 calendar days of receiving your decision letter from the Petitions Committee.

You can appeal on the grounds of:

  • New evidence (documentation) that, normally, could not have been presented to the Petitions Committee and that likely would have affected the original decision); or
  • Procedural irregularity, which is defined as a flaw with the decision-making process at the Petitions Committee; e.g.,
    • Evidence of bias of one or members of the Petitions Committee;
    • Evidence that the Committee did not adhere to its published procedures;
    • Failure to consider documentation submitted or circumstances described or the consideration of information that ought not to have been considered);
    • Inconsistent application of the relevant regulations

Disagreeing with the decision made is not a procedural irregularity. Appeals submitted on these grounds should normally include documented evidence of the irregularity.

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Appeals of grade reappraisals must be submitted within 21 calendar days of the decision letter you receive from the relevant department committee or Chair.

You can only appeal on the ground of procedural irregularity, which is defined as actions taken or not taken by a Department, Faculty, Graduate Program, its officers, committees or members with respect to the previous disposition of the case which violate or nullify one or all of the following:

  • Normal and written procedures of the University, Faculty, Graduate Program or Department concerned;
  • Consistency in the Faculty's, Graduate Program's or Department's handling of cases substantially similar to that being appealed;
  • Principles of equity, natural justice or fairness, whether or not such violation occurred in accord with written or customary procedures.

Appeals based on allegations of these last procedural irregularities should allege and demonstrate obvious bias or other misbehaviour on the part of the officers or agents of the University and for which redress was not provided by an authority which considered the case prior to the appeal.

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Appeals of academic conduct decisions must be submitted within 10 business days of receiving the decision letter from the department or Associate Principal.

Once your appeal is received, you will receive an invitation by e-mail to attend a T the Committee on Academic Standards, Teaching and Learning (CASTL) to present your case. Hearings are normally held on Zoom.

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