Submitting a Faculty Progress Committee Appeal

Exclusions

If you have not yet completed your programme of study and you wish to appeal against a module mark which has been determined by a Board of Examiners then you should submit this under Section One of the Assessment Appeals procedure.

If you have completed your programme of study and wish to appeal then you should submit this under Section Two of the Assessment Appeals procedure.

Further documentation to consult prior to submitting an appeal

The information presented on this page is intended as a brief guide, and you are strongly advised to consult the following documents which form part of the University’s Code of Practice on Assessment (CoPA):

CoPA Appendix E - Guide on the Progress of Students on Taught Programmes of Study

Overview of procedure

Once you have been informed of the decision of the Board of Examiners you have ten UK working days in which to submit an appeal to the Faculty Progress Committee.

You should submit the completed Faculty Progress Committee Appeal Form and any documentation to the email address associated with your programme within ten UK working days of receiving confirmation of the decision of the Board of Examiners:

Allowable grounds

You may only appeal on one or more of the following specific grounds:

a)  That assessments were not conducted in accordance with the current regulations governing the programme of study;

b)  That some other material irregularity has occurred; or

c)  That performance in assessments was adversely affected by illness or other significant factors which, for good reasons, you were unable to divulge before the Board of Examiners met to consider your performance.

Non-allowable grounds

You may not appeal to the Faculty Progress Committee:

a)  On any grounds which dispute the academic judgement of the Board of Examiners;

b)  Against a decision to terminate your studies under the University’s Academic Integrity Policy or against any other matter already considered by a Board of Examiners or under any other procedure (e.g. the Assessment Appeals Procedure or the Student Complaints Procedure).

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