Wichita State Academic Appeals

Court of Academic Appeals
303 Grace Wilkie
978-6516
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The Court of Student Academic Appeals, which comprises three tenured faculty members and two upper-class students, reviews cases arising out of classroom disputes. Students may petition this court for action if they feel that they have been treated unfairly in the classroom. The university faculty has empowered the court to take any appropriate measures in resolving problems, including changing of grades.

Students should make an appointment to discuss their concern with a member of the student staff.

Exception Petitions

The university has a committee that considers petitions from students seeking exceptions to specific academic rules and regulations (for example, permission to late add or late drop a course, changing from credit to audit/audit to credit, changing course sections, admissions to the university where requirements have not been met, and reinstatement after academic dismissal). Students should begin the petitioning process by consulting with an academic adviser in their college of enrollment. Petition forms are available at most college offices.