/Institutions/Palo-Alto-University/json/2024-2025/Student-Handbook-local.json

/Institutions/Palo-Alto-University/json/2024-2025/Student-Handbook.json

Appeal Requests

The accused student (respondent) who accepts responsibility and the corresponding sanctions in the initial meeting with a representative in the Department of Student Success waive their rights to an appeal.

When a student has a Student Conduct Board hearing, he/she/they has/have the right to appeal the outcome within ten (10) business days of receiving written notification from the Department of Student Success. An appeal will only be considered on one or both of the following grounds:

• A process or procedural error was made that was significantly prejudicial to the outcome of the hearing.
• New information that was not available or known to the student appealing at the time of the hearing has arisen which, when considered, may materially alter the outcome. Information that the appealing student chose not to present at the time of the hearing is not considered new information.

Appeal Requests must be submitted to the Provost using the PAU Student Appeal Form, and must identify the grounds on which the appeal is based. Appeal Requests that do not identify and/or meet acceptable grounds for appeal will be denied. Within a reasonable amount of time upon receipt of the Appeal Request, the Provost will notify the student of one of the following:

• The appeal request has been denied because the student did not identify the grounds for the appeal;
• The appeal request has been accepted and a hearing with the Institutional Appeals Committee will be scheduled within a reasonable amount of time considering the number of individuals involved in the case.