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Academic Appeals

At the end of each semester, once all assessed work has been marked the Module Assessment Boards and Programme Assessment Boards in each School officially verify the mark that each student has achieved. Students are then notified of these decisions.

If you feel there has been a material or procedural irregularity surrounding an assessment you have had, you can submit an academic appeal, challenging the decision of the relevant assessment board. It is important to note that you cannot challenge academic judgement, so you can't appeal just because you did not get as high a mark as expected or if you disagree with the mark.

*Submitting an academic appeal *- we would always advise students to come in for advice before submitting an Academic Appeal to ensure that this is the correct procedure for you. Below are some brief guidelines about the Academic Appeal process. For more detailed information please see the links below.

When?

All appeals must be submitted within *10 working days *of notification of results. On rare occasions appeals can be submitted up to four months after the date of notification. In such circumstances it is necessary to provide evidence of why the appeal could not be submitted within the initial time limit.

Who?

The appeal should be submitted to the Secretary of the Academic Appeals Panel.

What?

Students wishing to appeal must complete an academic appeal form. This can be downloaded from CWIS or collected from the Students' Union Advice Centre. The form should be submitted along with a statement outlining the reasons for the appeal. Where possible documentary evidence should also be included. If you have good reason for not submitting all the supporting evidence within the 10 working day deadline, you should submit your appeal, noting that you have further evidence to follow. This evidence must be submitted within 10 working days after the initial deadline.

University Guidelines

http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/StudentServices/Exam/67596.htm

Academic Appeal Form

You can download the Academic appeal form here

UMF Regulations

http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/assessment/0506regs/welcome.htm

Our Guide to the Stages of Appeal

When you have submitted your appeal, the following stages will be followed;

Stage One

The Secretary to the Academic Appeals Panel will pass the appeal to the student's Home School who will then decide whether the complaint is upheld.

• If it is upheld, the relevant assessment board will be asked to reconsider their decision.
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• If the appeal is not upheld the student will be advised of this. The student can then write to the Secretary of the Academic appeals panel requesting that their appeal progresses to stage two. This request must be submitted within 10 working days of notification of the School's decision. This letter should also detail why the student is dissatisfied with the decision.
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• Stage Two

At this stage the University Academic Appeals Panel considers the appeal. They will look at all the paperwork from Stage One. This independent panel consists of staff from the University and officers from LSU.

The panel can make one of the following decisions;

1. Uphold the appeal and refer the matter back to the relevant assessment board; OR
2. Not uphold the appeal; OR
3. Convene an Oral Hearing
   The Oral Hearing gives the panel a chance to hear directly from both the appellant and the School. It is a chance for both to state their case personally and to be questioned by the panel. Students can be accompanied by an LSU adviser or friend, if they wish.

Following the meeting the panel decide whether to uphold the appeal.

Stage Three

If the student is unhappy with the outcome of a Stage Two appeal or if they are dissatisfied with the decision of a reconvened assessment board AND they believe the appeals procedure has not been followed, a student can ask for the appeal to move to Stage Three.

A letter should be submitted to Chair of Academic Board.