Appeals against exclusion for performance/time limits

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An appeal against exclusion for unsatisfactory academic performance or failure to complete within time limits is referred to the relevant Faculty Academic Board. That Academic Board recommends to the Appeals committee whether the appeal should be upheld or dismissed. The Committee considers:

1. whether the penalty imposed and procedures followed were correct according to policy and rules
2. the severity or otherwise of the penalty imposed
3. mitigating circumstances advanced by or on behalf of the student in the appeal.

Appellants may be invited to present their case to the Appeals Committee at a time nominated by the Committee. An appellant may choose to be accompanied by a companion. The companion may not speak unless invited to do so by the Chair of the Committee.

Procedure to lodge an appeal

Appeals are made in writing to the Secretary of the Appeals Committee. Applications must be made on an Appeal Against Exclusion form
(AP Form) available from Student Centres and must include the grounds and reasons for the appeal. Appeals must reach the Examinations Coordinator within ten (10) working days of the date of the letter to the student advising of the findings and penalty imposed for academic dishonesty.

Students should use the AP Form to appeal against their exclusion. QUT has prepared a guide to accompany this form:
Appeals Against Exclusion guide (PDF, 339KB).

When an appeal is upheld:

Unsatisfactory academic performance

When an appeal against exclusion is upheld, the student is placed on probationary enrolment for the remainder of the academic year. The decision of the Appeals Committee is final.

Failure to complete within time limits

When the faculty academic board recommends that an appeal be upheld, the Board includes in its report a specified period in which the student will complete the course requirements and any units or special examinations that the student will be required to undertake.

The appeal is referred back to the Academic Board to determine conditions under which the student may complete the course. The decision of the Appeals Committee will be final.

Policy

For policy on unsatisfactory academic performance

For policy on time limits for completion of an award course