University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 – 2013 Student ...

Applies to all University of St Augustine for Health Sciences StudentsStudent’s Right of Appeal*Each student has the right to appeal the decisions of the PMC and Program Director.To request an appeal, the Student must provide to the Registrar a completed PMC Appeal Request form*along with a written statement of the basis for his/her appeal within ten (10) business days from the datethe decision letter is mailed to the Student’s last known address.An appeal may be based only on the grounds that:1. The PMC failed to comply with the procedural requirements outlined herein and/or in the StudentHandbook.2. There is relevant and material evidence which, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, could nothave been produced or which was improperly excluded at the hearing before the PMC.3. The evidence presented at the Professional Misconduct Committee hearing was not sufficientlysubstantial to justify the final decision.If the Registrar has not received the completed form and written statement (email or letter is acceptable)within the specified timeframe the decision of the PMC and Program Director will be final and no furtherappeals are available to the Student.If an appeal is filed, the Registrar will within ten (10) business days forward to the Dean of the division inwhich the student is enrolled, or designee (hereinafter referred to as Dean), the Student’s completed PMCappeal request form and written statement, along with copies of all materials provided to the PMC, andthe written decisions of the PMC and Program Director.The Dean has ten (10) business days* to consider the appeal request. The Dean may deny the appeal forfailure to allege facts which, if true, would be sufficient to constitute grounds for appeal. The Dean mayalso modify the decision or approve the appeal request.Should the Dean deny the appeal, the decision of the PMC and Program Director will stand affirmed andno further appeals are available to the Student. The Student will be notified in writing of the Dean’sdecision regarding the appeal. The decision of the Dean regarding the appeal request is final.The Student may continue to participate in academic and co-curricular activities until a finaldetermination is made, including any appeal, except where immediate exclusion is reasonably requiredfor the safety and welfare of students, faculty, staff, or University property. If the decision the Student isappealing includes program dismissal, the Student may continue to attend classes during the appealprocess but he/she is not considered an enrolled student and is therefore not eligible for financial aid orfor any financial reimbursement.*Should the Dean, or designee, receive an appeal request during the last fifteen (15) days of theterm or during the trimester break, as indicated on the Academic Calendar it will be consideredduring the first ten (10) business days following the first day of class of the subsequent term.*The PMC Appeal Request form and the procedures associated with the non-academic appealprocess are available on the Students tab in the myUSA portal.Permanent RecordRecords of the following will be maintained in the Student Services Office.1. Records of the sanctions of the Academic Appeals Committee and the Professional MisconductCommittee will be maintained permanently.2. Records of all other sanctions will be maintained for five (5) years from the last day of theacademic year in which the incident occurred.3. A copy of any warning or disciplinary action which is placed on a student's record will be givento the student.University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 37