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Students who seek to appeal a decision related to academic policies including, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct, classroom policies, attendance, course assignment, or grades, should follow the Academic Appeal Policy.

Appeals related to test questions, an assignment grade, final exam, or final course grade must be submitted in a written format to the faculty, using the Academic Appeal Form, located in the Commonly Used Forms section of the Student Portal. Students must explain the rationale for their appeal with any appropriate citation and submit it to the course faculty.

Appeals related to test questions will follow the process below:

Appeals related to test questions must be submitted within seven (7) business days of receiving the grades, or before the next scheduled testing event, whichever comes sooner.

  1.  The course faculty of the campus where the appeal was generated will provide their input regarding the appeal to the team of college faculty teaching the course, the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing, and Sr. VP of Academics of the program within two (2) business days.
  2. The course faculty will discuss the appealed question with the team of college faculty teaching the course within two (2) business days, and will submit their recommendations to the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing and the Sr. VP of Academics of the program.
  3. The final decision will be made by the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days. The appeal decision is final.
  4. The Sr. VP of Academics for the program will communicate the decision to the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing and the course faculty. The course faculty will communicate the decision to the student.

Appeals related to an assignment grade, the final exam, and the final course grade will follow the process below: Appeals related to an assignment grade must be submitted within seven (7) business days of receiving the grade. Appeals related to the final exam and the final course grade must be submitted by the end of week eleven (11).

  1. The course faculty will provide their input regarding the appeal to the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing within two (2) business days.
  2. The Campus Dean/Director of Nursing will review the appeal and make a decision within two (2) business days.
  3. The Campus Dean/Director of Nursing will communicate the decision to the student.
  4. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of the appeal decision of the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing, they may appeal to the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days.
  5. The final decision will be made by the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days. The appeal decision is final.
  6. The Sr. VP of Academics will communicate the decision to the student.

Appeals related to Clinical or Lab Make-up will be submitted to the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days of receiving the Clinical/Lab Make-up Request decision from the campus.

  1. The final decision will be made by the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days. The appeal is final.
  2. The Sr. VP of Academics for the program will communicate the decision to the student.

For appeals related to academic decisions that are non grade related, the student is asked to follow the steps outlined below:

  1. Submit in writing, using the Academic Appeal – NON-GRADE RELATED Form, located in the Commonly Used Forms section of the Student Portal, within five (5) business days of the academic decision, a detail of the appeal and a recommendation to the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee. The Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee will respond with their decision, in written format, to the student within two (2) business days.
  2. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee’s decision, the student may submit their appeal, in written format, using the Academic Appeal – NON-GRADE RELATED Form, to the program's Sr. VP of Academics within one (1) business day. The program's Sr. VP of Academics will respond with their decision, in written format, to the student within three (3) business days.
  3. If the student feels the academic appeal has not been satisfactorily resolved, the student may request, in written format, using the Academic Appeal - NON-GRADE RELATED Form, within three (3) business days of receiving the decision, that the program's Sr. VP of Academics convenes an unbiased panel to review the request.
  4. The program's Sr. VP of Academics will formally respond, in writing, to the student within five (5) business days. This decision is final and no further appeal will be considered by the College.

Failure to follow the timelines prescribed in the appeal procedure will result in an automatic denial of appeal and forfeiture of future consideration from Hondros College of Nursing.