PRE-APPEAL FORM
FOR TAUGHT COURSES
2015-16
PLEASE NOTE: Before completing this form, you should read the guidance at
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ogs/complaintsappeals/academic
1.
STUDENT DETAILS
SURNAME
FIRST NAME(S)
CANDIDATE
NUMBER
SCHOOL OF STUDY
(e.g. Law, Politics and
Sociology)
COURSE (e.g. BA Politics)
TEL NO.
2.
EMAIL
GROUNDS OF APPEAL
The three categories listed below are the definitions of admissible appeals contained within the
University’s regulations for taught courses. Please indicate below by marking with an X under which
category/s you intend to submit an appeal. Please note that it is not possible to appeal in relation
to a matter of academic judgment. Please see via the following link the University’s definition of areas that are
considered to fall within the scope of academic judgment: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ogs/complaintsappeals/academic/rejection
a)
that there existed circumstances affecting the student’s performance of which the
examiners were not aware when their decision was taken, and which could not
reasonably have been presented to the examiners;
b)
that there was a procedural irregularity (including administrative error) or other
inadequacy in the conduct of the examinations, or processing of marks or grades, or
the categorisation of an award of such a nature as to cause doubt as to whether the
result might have been different had there not been such an irregularity;
that there exists evidence of prejudice or of bias on the part of an examiner
c)
3.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF BASIS FOR APPEAL
Please provide below a brief summary of your intended basis for appeal (maximum 200 words). If
your basis for appeal is in relation to specific modules (or specific assessment/s for a module) please
identify the specific modules/assessments involved.
4.
APPEAL OUTCOME
Please state what you would like to see as the outcome of any appeal:
Please note that it is not possible to appeal in relation to a matter of academic judgment.
Please note therefore that you cannot request that a mark be changed, or that your classification be reviewed, on the
basis of a matter of academic judgment.
Nor can you request that a mark be changed on the basis of exceptional (or mitigating) circumstances, or that your
classification be reviewed, as this is not considered by the University to be academically sound and these remedies
are not therefore permissible under the University’s regulations. The remedies available via the appeals process are that
you be offered a further attempt at the assessment (via a repeat, Sits or Resits), that Resits already offered to you be converted
to Sits for uncapped marks, or that a late submission penalty be set aside.
Once completed, please submit this form by email to M.P.Moon@sussex.ac.uk
Following receipt, you will receive guidance from the relevant officer on whether:
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an appeal is the appropriate route and if the outcome requested is available under the
University’s examination and assessment regulations;
if an appeal is the appropriate route, the process for submitting an appeal and any other
factors relevant to your case that may assist you in submitting an appeal;
if an appeal is the appropriate route, whether your case is among those identified by the
Chair of the Appeals Board that can be fast-tracked in your favour without any need for
you to submit a formal appeal.