A student wishing to appeal the Campus Dean’s decision must submit the LMU-DCOM Official Appeal Request form with appropriate evidence to the LMU DCOM Campus Dean’s designee within five (5) working days of receiving notification of that decision. Upon receipt, the LMU-DCOM Campus Dean’s designee will submit the form to the Appeals Board for review. The student's status will remain unchanged until the appeal process is finalized. Please be advised; appeals may only be made in reference to the SPC and/or the Campus Dean not following LMU-DCOM policies and procedures; no other grounds for appeal will be accepted.
A student considering appeal must submit their appeal using the LMU-DCOM Official Appeal Request Form. No other appeals will be considered. All appeals must be submitted to the Dean’s designee within five working days of receiving notification of the decision using the official form.
Please note: A student may only file an appeal based on an alleged error in process or a gross misapplication of facts. A student may not appeal (and the Appeals Board will decline to consider) a disagreement with a grade in a course and/or rotation with a resultant outcome recommendation/decision by SPC or another advisory committee and/or Dean
Appeals Board
The Appeals Board is composed of an LMU-DCOM Associate/Assistant Dean, a LMU-DCOM faculty member, and the LMU Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Appeals may only be made in reference to the SPC and/or the LMU-DCOM Campus Dean appropriately following LMU-DCOM policies and procedures; no other grounds for appeal will be accepted.
The Appeals Board will initially review the LMU-DCOM Official Appeal Request Form to determine if the appeal is appropriate.
If the appeal is deemed appropriate, the Appeals Board will review all written information pertaining to the case. The job of the Appeals Board is to determine if LMU-DCOM policies and procedures relating to the case were followed and that no gross misapplication of fact(s) occurred. They may, or may not, meet with the student but not with witnesses or other complainants. The decision of the Appeals Board will be forwarded in writing by the chair to the LMU-DCOM Campus Dean, who will forward it to the student by certified mail to his or her last official address or hand-delivered with receipt. All decisions of the Appeals Board will be final and binding. No further option for appeal will be considered.