Students' Right of Appeal
University of Georgia students have the right to appeal academic decisions.
Usually the appeal goes first to the unit responsible for the decision (for example, grades to the faculty members who assigned the grades; department requirements to the department; college or school requirements to the school; university requirements to the Educational Affairs Committee).
An unfavorable ruling at one level can be appealed to the successive levels (viz., a faculty decision can be appealed to the department; a department ruling can be appealed to the college in which the instructional unit is located; a college-level ruling can be appealed to the Educational Affairs Committee; the Educational Affairs Committee ruling can be appealed to the President of the University; and, except for grade appeals, the President's ruling can be appealed to the Board of Regents).
All grade appeals must be initiated within one calendar year from the end of the term in which the grade was recorded.
INITIAL LEVEL FOR ACADEMIC PETITIONS*
| Subject of Petition |
First Level of Contact |
| academic dismissal** |
Franklin College Assoc. Dean of Student Academic Srv. |
| academic renewal |
Educational Affairs |
| course "deletion" |
Franklin College Assoc. Dean of Student Academic Srv. |
| course substitutions for major requirements |
departmental advisor |
| appeals or course substitutions for Franklin College requirements |
Academic Standards |
| course substitutions for core requirements |
Academic Standards |
| appeals of UGA requirements |
Educational Affairs |
| extension of an Incomplete |
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| grade appeals |
instructor |
| Independent Study for Resident Credit while on dismissal |
Franklin College Assoc. Dean of Student Academic Srv. |
| residency requirement |
Educational Affairs |
| waiver of foreign language requirement for non-citizens |
Franklin College Assoc. Dean of Student Academic Srv. |
| withdrawal after midpoint |
Student Affairs |
* Unfavorable rulings may usually be appealed to higher levels of academic administration.
** Second Dismissal students should begin the discussion of their dismissal with the Dean's Office, but the petition is ultimately presented to Educational Affairs committee.
Contacts For:
Academic Standards Committee -
Contact:
Lynda Riggins
542-5745
 Guidelines for Petitions to the Academic Standards Committee
Educational Affairs Committee -
Contact:
Brian Freese 542-4336
Guidelines for Petitions to the Educational Affairs Committee
Associate Dean of Student Academic Services -
Dr. Michelle Garfield Cook 542-5745
Additional details on appeals of academic matters, including special provisions for appeals in academic dishonesty cases, can be obtained from the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, 542-4336, http://bulletin.uga.edu/bulletin/acad/Appeal.html
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