ABAC 2.7.2.1 Academic Review Committee (Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

The Academic Review Committee (ARC) hears and acts on appeals from students who are appealing academic suspension or a course grade. The appeals process is intended to provide a venue whereby students may voice a claim of discrimination, capricious or unfair dealings, or denial of due process.

The ARC will consist of six members as follows: the Registrar, who will serve as chair, the Faculty Liaison - Bainbridge, and four faculty members chosen from the four schools. One of the faculty members will be a school dean. The four faculty members will be appointed for two-year terms on alternating years. The Director of Academic Support will serve as a non-voting member. The committee will meet each semester and as needed.

Students may appeal a decision by the ARC within ten (10) working days of receiving notification of the decision by the ARC. The appeal shall be in writing to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs shall rule on the appeal and notify the student in writing within ten (10) working days of receiving the appeal.

Students may appeal a decision by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The appeal shall be in writing to the President within ten (10) working days of receiving a decision by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The President may take action or remand the case to ABAC’s Final Institutional Review Committee (See ABAC 8.6 for details) for advice and counsel. The President’s decision is the final institutional decision.

The ARC also hears grade appeals when the appeal is not resolved at the school level. In the case of grade appeals, members of the ARC shall recuse themselves from cases arising from their school. The student must provide a written appeal to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs within ten (10) working days from the date of the school department head/dean’s response. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will take the appeal to the Academic Review Committee, where further hearings may be conducted. Should this procedure fail to resolve the appeal, the student must provide a written appeal to the President within ten (10) working days of the Provost’s response. The judgment of the President will be considered the final and binding decision on the matter.