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Students who seek to appeal a decision related to academic policies including, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct, classroom policies, attendance, course assignment, or grades, should follow the Academic Appeal Policy using the Academic Appeal Form, located in the Commonly Used Forms section of the Student Portal

Academic concerns regarding requests for rounding grades, extra credit, or extra assignments to improve a grade is not considered an academic appeal. 

Appeals related to test questions will follow the process below:Appeals related to test questions must be submitted within seven (7) business days of receiving the grades, or before the next scheduled testing event, whichever comes sooner. Students must explain the rationale for their appeal with any appropriate citation.

  1. Students will submit the Academic Appeal form to their course faculty with rationale and appropriate citations.
  2. The course faculty will discuss the appealed question with the team of college faculty teaching the course within two (2) business days, and will submit their recommendations, as applicable, to the Medical Assisting Coordinator and the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing and the Sr. VP of Academics of the program.
  3. The final decision will be made by the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days. The appeal decision is final.
  4. As applicable, the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Sr. VP of Academics for the program will communicate the decision to the team of college course faculty. The Medical Assisting Coordinator, Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or the course faculty will communicate the decision to the student.

Appeals related to an assignment grade, the final exam, and the final course grade will follow the process below:
Appeals related to an assignment grade must be submitted within seven (7) business days of receiving the grade. Appeals related to the final exam and the final course grade must be submitted by the Friday of week 11 at 5:00pm. Appeals submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed and final grades will stand as submitted.

  1. The course faculty will provide their input regarding the appeal to, as applicable, the Medical Assisting Coordinator or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing within two (2) business days.
  2. As applicable, the Medical Assisting Coordinator or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing will review the appeal and make a decision within two (2) business days and communicate the decision to the student.
  3. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of the appeal decision of the Medical Assisting Coordinator or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or they did not receive a response within the timeline, they may appeal to the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days.
  4. The final decision will be made by the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days and the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or Sr. VP of Academics will communicate the decision to the student. The appeal decision is final.

Appeals related to Clinical or Lab Make-up will follow the process below:

  1. Appeals will be submitted to the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days of receiving the Clinical/Lab Make-up Request decision from the campus.
  2. The final decision will be made by the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the Sr. VP of Academics for the program within two (2) business days and the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or Sr. VP of Academics will communicate the decision to the student. The appeal is final.

For appeals related to academic decisions that are non-grade related will follow the process below:

  1. The student will submit in writing, using the Academic Appeal – NON-GRADE RELATED Form, located in the Commonly Used Forms section of the Student Portal, within five (5) business days of the academic decision, a detail of the appeal and a recommendation to the Medical Assisting Coordinator or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee. The Medical Assisting Coordinator or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee will respond with their decision, in written format, to the student within two (2) business days.
  2. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of the Medical Assisting Coordinator or the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee’s decision, the student may submit their appeal, in written format, using the Academic Appeal – NON-GRADE RELATED Form, to the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the program's Sr. VP of Academics within one (1) business day. The Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the program's Sr. VP of Academics will respond with their decision, in written format, to the student within three (3) business days.
  3. If the student feels the academic appeal has not been satisfactorily resolved, the student may request, in written format, using the Academic Appeal - NON-GRADE RELATED Form, within three (3) business days of receiving the decision, that the Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the program's Sr. VP of Academics convenes an unbiased panel to review the request.
  4. The Dean of the Medical Assisting program or the program's Sr. VP of Academics will formally respond, in writing, to the student within five (5) business days. This decision is final and no further appeal will be considered by the College.

Failure to follow the timelines prescribed in the appeal procedure will result in an automatic denial of appeal and forfeiture of future consideration from Hondros College of Nursing.