GENERAL ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION
Students' Right of Appeal
University of Georgia students have the right to appeal academic decisions. Usually the
appeal goes first to the unit responsible for the decision, for example, grades to the
faculty members who assigned the grades; department requirements to the department;
college or school requirements to the school; university requirements to the Educational
Affairs Committee. An unfavorable ruling at one level can be appealed to the successive
levels. A faculty decision can be appealed to the department; a department ruling
can be appealed to the college in which the instructional unit is located; a college-level
ruling can be appealed to the Educational Affairs Committee; the Educational Affairs
Committee ruling can be appealed to the President of the University; and, except for
grade appeals, the President's ruling can be appealed to the Board of Regents.
All grade
appeals must be initiated within one calendar year from the end of the term in which the
grade was recorded.
Additional details on appeals of academic matters, including special
provisions for appeals in academic dishonesty cases, can
be obtained from the Office of the Vice President for Instruction by calling (706) 542-4336 or online at:
https://honesty.uga.edu/Student-Appeals/.