Navigating Academic Policies, Procedures, and Services
We recognize that it can be difficult for students to know which procedure to follow and when. We have compiled a list of FAQs to hopefully help in the process.
Please also be aware that the FAQs listed are to do with Academic questions and concerns. If you have experienced any form of discrimination, sexual violence, harassment, and/or inequality in your academic environment or elsewhere at Algoma University or an Academic University sanctioned event, by any member of the Algoma University community, please see the Policies and Procedures page for policies and guidance, and please reach out to Student Success for support.
Student FAQs
Download the Request to the Senate Committee on Academic Regulations and Petitions (PDF), and fill it out with the help of your Academic Success Advisor, if needed. Submit this form, along with medical documentation, to [email protected].
Follow the steps in the Grade Appeals policy (PDF).
Step One
Please write a formal statement about one or a few course component(s) in question and explain your concerns related to the mark received at any time before, or within 15 days after the posting of official grades. A meeting with the Professor involved is normally required at this stage.If such a meeting is not feasible or is unacceptable to either party, the student may proceed directly to Step Two.
Step Two
Academic Appeals Submission Form
If the meeting with the Faculty Member did not result in a mutually satisfactory resolution, please complete a formal written appeal to the Appeals and Academic Standards Committee using the Academic Appeals Submission Form within 10 days of the meeting with the faculty member. The committee will consider evidence from both sides and may ask for additional materials. The committee will arrive at a final decision and report it to the Faculty Dean. The Faculty Dean will implement the decision.
*You may bring a person of support with you; please see the policy for guidance.
If you do not know what plagiarism is, please book an appointment with the Writing Lab. You can do so by visiting the Academic Support Corner webpage and clicking on ‘Book an Appointment Here‘. The Writing Lab instructor will help you to understand Academic Dishonesty, and how to avoid it with proper citations and referencing.
Follow the steps in the Disciplinary Regulations on Academic Dishonesty (PDF) document.
Stage One
A student may initiate an appeal of a Notice of Offence of an Academic Integrity Violation at any time within fifteen (15) days after the release of the official Notice of Offence Form. The student and the faculty member should meet to review the Notice of Offence form
Stage Two
Academic Appeals Submission Form
If the student and the faculty member cannot come to a satisfactory solution, the student may submit a formal appeal using the Academic Appeals Submission Form to the Appeals and Academic Standards Committee within ten (10) days of the meeting between the student and the faculty member. The committee will consider evidence from both sides and may ask for additional materials. The committee will arrive at a final decision and report it to the Faculty Dean. The Faculty Dean will implement the decision.
*You may bring a person of support with you; please see the policy for guidance.
Please review the Academic Conduct Complaints Policy (PDF)
Step One
Please write a formal complaint about one or a few concerns and email it to the relevant faculty member, within fifteen (15) days of the incident(s) giving rise to the complaint. The student and the Faculty Member will explore ways to resolve the concerns and record them for action/distribution as appropriate.Step Two
If concerns have not been resolved in Step One, the student would contact the corresponding Faculty Dean within ten (10) days with a signed written complaint providing the following information:
a) Description of the complaint, including time and date;
b) Faculty Member involved;
c) Action taken to date, including the details
of Step One if applicable; and
d) Resolution sought.
As necessary and deemed appropriate, the Faculty Dean will bring the Faculty Member and Student together, or meet with each separately, to discuss the situation, clarify the complaint, and develop a strategy to resolve the complaint.*You may bring a person of support with you; please see the policy for guidance.
Please review the Academic Conduct Complaints Policy (PDF)
Step One
Please write a formal complaint about one or a few concerns and email it to the relevant faculty member, within fifteen (15) days of the incident(s) giving rise to the complaint. The student and the Faculty Member will explore ways to resolve the concerns and record them for action/distribution as appropriate.
Step Two
If concerns have not been resolved in Step One, the student would contact the corresponding Faculty Dean within ten (10) days with a signed written complaint providing the following information:
a) Description of the complaint, including time and date;
b) Faculty Member involved;
c) Action taken to date, including the details
of Step One if applicable; and
d) Resolution sought.
As necessary and deemed appropriate, the Faculty Dean will bring the Faculty Member and Student together, or meet with each separately, to discuss the situation, clarify the complaint, and develop a strategy to resolve the complaint.*You may bring a person of support with you; please see the policy for guidance.
Please review the Academic Conduct Complaints Policy (PDF)
Step One
Please write a formal complaint about one or a few concerns and email it to the relevant faculty member, within fifteen (15) days of the incident(s) giving rise to the complaint. The student and the Faculty Member will explore ways to resolve the concerns and record them for action/distribution as appropriate.
Step Two
If concerns have not been resolved in Step One, the student would contact the corresponding Faculty Dean within ten (10) days with a signed written complaint providing the following information:
a) Description of the complaint, including time and date;
b) Faculty Member involved;
c) Action taken to date, including the details
of Step One if applicable; and
d) Resolution sought.
As necessary and deemed appropriate, the Faculty Dean will bring the Faculty Member and Student together, or meet with each separately, to discuss the situation, clarify the complaint, and develop a strategy to resolve the complaint.*You may bring a person of support with you; please see the policy for guidance.
Please review the Academic Conduct Complaints Policy (PDF)
Step One
Please write a formal complaint about one or a few concerns and email it to the relevant faculty member, within fifteen (15) days of the incident(s) giving rise to the complaint. The student and the Faculty Member will explore ways to resolve the concerns and record them for action/distribution as appropriate.
Step Two
If concerns have not been resolved in Step One, the student would contact the corresponding Faculty Dean within ten (10) days with a signed written complaint providing the following information:
a) Description of the complaint, including time and date;
b) Faculty Member involved;
c) Action taken to date, including the details
of Step One if applicable; and
d) Resolution sought.
As necessary and deemed appropriate, the Faculty Dean will bring the Faculty Member and Student together, or meet with each separately, to discuss the situation, clarify the complaint, and develop a strategy to resolve the complaint.*You may bring a person of support with you; please see the policy for guidance.