The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Due Process Policy for Appeal of Scholastic Achievement and Progression Committee Decision

A decision of the Scholastic Achievement and Progression Committee may be appealed in writing by the student, if done so within 3 business days of the receipt of the letter notifying them of the decision. The written appeal should be addressed and delivered to the Dean of the School of Pharmacy. The decision of the Dean of the School is the final stage in the appeals process. 

Grounds to Submit an Appeal  

  • Violation of Due Process 
    • Violation of fundamental procedural or substantive standards 
  • New Evidence that wasn’t available during the first review process 

Review of Appeal  

An appeal will include all materials submitted in the original Scholastic Achievement and Progressions Committee proceeding and the letter of appeal. The appellate process is not a rehearing of the Scholastic Achievement and Progressions Committee decision. The Dean of the School is limited to determining whether:   

  • There were procedures or substantive errors that prejudiced the outcome of the original proceedings, or  
  • New evidence is provided that wasn’t available during the first review process and would have affected the original outcome.    

Appeal Decision  

The Dean of the School will review the appeal and determine what relief, if any, should be granted. They may:  

  1. Deny the appeal and affirm the original finding of responsibility and assigned sanction(s); 
  2. Dismiss some or all the charges on the basis that the record of appeal does not reasonably support the original decision;  
  3. Assign a lesser sanction on the basis that the record of appeal does not reasonably support the original sanction imposed; 
  4. Dismiss the case on the basis that there is new evidence or a due process or procedural error that prejudiced the original outcome, and the error cannot be corrected with a new proceeding; 
  5. Remand the case for a new disciplinary proceeding because of new evidence or a due process or procedural error that prejudiced the original outcome, and the error can be corrected in a new proceeding; or 
  6. Grant such other relief as may be necessary and appropriate to do justice in the individual case. 

It is the student’s responsibility to maintain contact (including current address, phone, and email information in ConnectCarolina) with the chair of the Scholastic Achievement and Progression Committee to ensure that the student promptly receives all relevant communications. If the student fails to maintain contact (including current address, phone, and email information in Connect Carolina) with the chair, decisions made in the student’s absence will nonetheless be binding.