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Student Academic Misconduct means plagiarism, cheating or other academic misconduct as defined in the University calendar or in any University policy that defines student academic misconduct. [See the definition section (Section 3.1) of the Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy]

For information about appeal terminology and for FAQs, please see��here.�� For information on the appeal process and timelines, please see��here.

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First Level of Appeal

If you want to appeal a faculty decision that you are responsible for Student Academic Misconduct, please review the��Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy and the University Appeals Committee Procedure.�� You may submit an appeal to the University Appeals Committee if you:

• have relevant new information that could not have been presented to your faculty, and that may have affected the faculty’s decision if it had been presented,
• are alleging that the faculty’s decision was made in a procedurally unfair way [refer to the definition of “procedural fairness” in the Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy],
• are alleging there was a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of a person who made the faculty decision,
• are alleging the faculty did not have the authority to make the decision or to impose sanctions,
• are alleging that the decision, or the severity of the sanction, or both, is unreasonable, or
• are alleging any other ground of appeal [See Section 5.6 of the Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy].

You are responsible to satisfy the University Appeals Committee that your evidence or position is more likely than not to have occurred or to��be accurate.�� This is referred to as the balance of probabilities standard of proof [See Section 4.11 of the University Appeals Committee Procedure]. Note that feeling dissatisfied with a decision is not a ground of appeal.

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Second Level of Appeal

If you want to appeal a University Appeals Committee decision that has confirmed that you are responsible for Student Academic Misconduct, please review the��Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy and the University Appeals Tribunal Procedure.�� You may submit an appeal to the University Appeals Tribunal if you:

• have relevant new information that could not have been presented to the University Appeals Committee and that may have affected the University Appeals Committee’s decision if it had been presented,
• are alleging that the University Appeals Committee’s decision was made in a procedurally unfair way [refer to the definition of “procedural fairness” in the Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy],
• are alleging there was a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of a person who made the University Appeals Committee decision,
• are alleging the University Appeals Committee did not have the authority to make the decision or to impose sanctions,
• are alleging that the decision, or the severity of the sanction, or both, is unreasonable, or
• are alleging any other ground of appeal [See Section 5.6 of the Student Misconduct and Academic Appeals Policy].

You are responsible to satisfy the University Appeals Tribunal that your evidence or position is more likely than not to have occurred or to��be accurate.�� This is referred to as the balance of probabilities standard of proof [See Section 4.11 of the University Appeals Tribunal Procedure]. Note that feeling dissatisfied with a decision is not a ground of appeal.

The University Appeals Tribunal is the final level of appeal at the University for appeals involving Student Academic Misconduct.