Table 1 Academic Decisions for Appeal to University Appeals Committee Decision Type Step 1 Decision-Maker Step 2 Review Officer Use Review of Decision Form Step 3 Appeal Body Use Review of Decision Form Academic Progress Academic Standing – Exclusion as provided for in the Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Restricting participation or completion of required professional practice as provided for in the Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Unfit to Study and involuntary leave of absence imposed – Non-award, Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, as provided for in the Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Unfit to study and enrolment in the program is terminated – Non-award, Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, as provided for in the Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Unfit to Study and involuntary leave of absence imposed – HDR Candidature, as provided for in the Dean (Griffith Graduate Research School) Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor University Appeals Committee Unfit to study and enrolment in the program is terminated – HDR Candidature, as provided for in the Dean (Griffith Graduate Research School) Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor University Appeals Committee Assessment Penalty for academic misconduct for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students as provided for in the This does not include an educational response to a finding of academic misconduct, which is dealt with in . Course Convenor refers a Tier 2 concern of academic misconduct to Dean (Learning & Teaching) Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Honours Classification or the grade awarded for the dissertation as provided for in Honours Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Penalties for, and findings of, academic misconduct against Higher Degree Research Candidates as provided for in the Dean Griffith Graduate Research School Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor University Appeals Committee Enrolment Termination of enrolment in a professional program due to restriction against the student undertaking professional practice as provided for in the Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Termination of Honours candidature Honours Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Termination of HDR candidature Dean Griffith Graduate Research School Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor University Appeals Committee Graduation Eligibility to graduate and Postgraduate Coursework Program Director Dean (Learning & Teaching) University Appeals Committee Eligibility to graduate – HDR Dean Griffith Graduate Senior Deputy Vice University Appeals
*Breach of residential community standard in accordance with Residential Life Coordinator Director Campus Life No appeal - The Director Campus Life’s decision is final. Allocation of residential college members to rooms in accordance with Residential Life Coordinator Director Campus Life No appeal - The Director Campus Life’s decision is final. Withdrawal of membership of the Griffith Honours College in accordance with the Manager, Griffith Honours College Academic Registrar No appeal - The Academic Registrar's decision is final Termination of a scholarship in accordance with the , and Scholarships Manager Academic Registrar No appeal - The Academic Registrar's decision is final Termination of a scholarship (Griffith University & Commonwealth funded) in accordance with the Dean Griffith Graduate Research School Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor No appeal - The Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor’s decision is final Termination of a scholarship (Group or Element funded) in accordance with the Dean (Research) Dean Griffith Graduate Research School No appeal - The Dean Griffith Graduate Research School’s decision is final Ineligible for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tutorial Assistance Program (ATSTAP) in accordance with the Learning Assistance Officer GUMURRII SSU Director, GUMURRII SSU No appeal - The Director, GUMURRII SSU’s decision is final. Assessment Application for Alternate Examination Sitting of Central End of Exams Senior Manager, Examinations & Timetabling Dean (Learning & Teaching) No appeal - The Dean (Learning & Teaching)’s decision is final. Application for Deferred Central End of Trimester Exams as provided for in the . Senior Manager, Examinations & Timetabling Dean (Learning & Teaching) No appeal - The Dean (Learning & Teaching)’s decision is final. Process The process of applying for a review and/or appeal of a decision is governed by the Student Review and Appeals Procedures. The process has two or three required steps depending on the particular decision: Step 1 Understanding the Decision Step 2 Reviewing the Decision Step 3 Appealing the Decision (for certain decisions only) The process is illustrated as a flow chart in below, which is intended to be a useful guide for students on the process. However, students who have applied for a review and/or appeal of a decision must have reference to the Student Review and Appeals Procedures, which governs