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Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, at its
Meeting on November
28, 1988,
gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth inS.89-+,
the following Graduate Appeal Procedure:
1.
Appeals of decisions involving grades in graduate
courses are made through the same mechanism as in
undergraduate courses. This mechanism is described
in S.F.U. Policy AC-39.
2.
Appeals of decisions involving evaluations of progress
are made through the mechanism described in graduate
regulation
1.8.2.
3.
Appeals of other decisions, including the outcomes of
thesis defences, are initiated at the level at which
the decision was made originally.
4.
If satisfactory resolution cannot be reached at a
particular level, the appeal may proceed to the level
to which a favourable recommendation would have proceeded.
If necessary, this process may be repeated until the level
of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee (S.G.S.C.) is
reached.
5.
Appeals to the S.G.S.C. are directed to the Dean of
Graduate Studies, in writing. They must include clear,
concise statements of the reasons for the appeal and of
the remedy sought. The Dean brings the appeal to the
S.G.S.C., only after it is established that all avenues
for resolution at the departmental and Faculty levels
have been exhausted.
6.
The S.G.S.C., in each case, forms a emuti subcommittee,
including at least one
student member, to hear the appeal.
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7.
The subcommittee would decide on the appropriate
remedial action where it finds that the decision
had been arrived at through improper or unfair
procedures. The Committee would have no jurisdiction
where the sole question raised is an appeal which is
based on the exercise of academic judgement.
8.
Decisions of the subcommittee are final, with Senate
conferring on the subcommittee the authority of making
final decisions pursuant to Section 36 (b) of the
University Act, although the Committee may refer to
Senate an unsettled question of policy or procedure
of general importance to the University."
B.P. Clayman
Dean of Graduate Studies.
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SIMON F R A S E R UNIVERSITY
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DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES
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FROM: B.P. Clayman
Committee
SUBJECT: Graduate Appeal
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DATE: 14 November 1988
Procedures
As requested at our meeting of 25 October 1988, I have
drafted a paper describing a proposed mechanism for appeals of
decisions at the graduate level. It is enclosed for your
consideration and will be on the agenda of the SGSC on
28 November 1988.
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B.P. Clayman
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M. McGinn (for distribution)
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Graduate Appeals
1.
Appeals of decisions involving grades in graduate courses are made through the
same mechanism as in undergraduate courses. This mechanism is described in
S.F.U. Policy AC-39.
2.
Appeals of decisions involving evaluations of progress are made through the
mechanism described in graduate regulation 1.8.2.
3.
Appeals of other decisions, including the outcomes of thesis defences, are
initiated at the, level at which the decision was made originally.
4.
If satisfactory resolution cannot be reached at a particular level, the
appeal may proceed to the level to which a favourable recommendation would
have proceeded. If necessary, this process may be repeated until the level of
the Senate Graduate Studies Committee (S.G.S.C.) is reached.
5.
Appeals to the S.G.S.C. are directed to the Dean of Graduate Studies, in writing.
They must include clear, concise statements of the reasons for the appeal and of
the remedy sought. The Dean brings the appeal to the S.G.S.C., only after it is
established that all avenues for resolution at the departmental and Faculty
levels have been exhausted.
6.
The S.G.S.C., in each case, forms a small subcommittee, with appropriate member-
ship, including at least one student member, to hear the appeal.
7.
The subcommittee would decide on the appropriate remedial action that the decision
had been arrived at through improper or unfail procedures. The Committee would
have no jurisdiction where the sole question raised is an appeal which is based
on the exercise of academic judgement.
8.
Decisions of the subcommittee are final, with Senate conferring on the sub-
committee the authority of making final decisions pursuant to Section 36 (b) of
the University Act, although the Committee may refer to Senate an unsettled
question of policy or procedure of general importance to the University.
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