Appeal of Sanction Instructions

At a minimum, an appeal of sanction for an Honor Code violation must include the following elements:

1. The basis upon which the appeal is being made, and

2. Why the sanction is not appropriate for the violation.

To ensure receipt and processing of the appeal letter, students are required to use the Appeal of Sanction Form when submitting a sanctions appeal so that all necessary elements for the appeal are included. A request for appeal must be submitted within 5 business days of receipt of a sanction letter.

Students who do not submit appeals within 5 business days waive their opportunity to appeal.

X. APPEAL OF SANCTIONS

If the student is dissatisfied with the sanction(s) imposed by the Provost’s designee, he or she is allowed to appeal the sanction within the Office of the Provost. That appeal must be submitted within five business days of receipt of the decision from the Provost’s designee. To ensure processing and tracking of an appeal, students are required to use the Appeal of Sanction Form when submitting an appeal of the sanction so that all necessary elements for the appeal are included. The appeal will be reviewed by an individual within the Office of the Provost who is at the Vice Provost or higher level. That person must be someone other than the Provost’s designee who imposed the sanction that is being appealed. That individual shall review the record of the hearing and may confer with anyone who has evidence related to the case, and, based upon this review, decide one of the following:

A. Allow the sanction(s) to stand. 

B. Modify the sanction(s) or impose a different sanction(s). 

C. Suspend the sanction(s). 

The decision of the Provost or Vice Provost as to the appropriateness of the sanction(s) is final.

The process for appealing a decision for an Honor Code violation is available on this Web page: Appeal of Decision Instructions