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Student Code of Non-Academic Conduct Appeals

Non-Academic Conduct 

Appeal of Findings and/or Accountability Measures of the Student Conduct Specialist 

Within ten (10) business days from the date of issue of the decision letter:

  • the respondent or complainant in the investigation may appeal all or part of the decision and/or accountability measures assigned by the Student Conduct Specialist to the Executive Director, Student Affairs. 

Appeals to the Executive Director, Student Affairs should be sent to policy61appeals@torontomu.ca. See Policy 61, Section 4.3 (opens in new window)  for more information. 

Appeal of Findings and/or Accountability Measures from Decisions of Executive Director, Student Affairs or Vice-Provost, Students Where the Assigned Accountability Measures Do Not Include Restitution over $500, De-enrollment, Limitations to Future Enrollment, NDS, NDW, or Expulsion

Within ten (10) business days from the date of issue of the decision letter:

  • the respondent or complainant in the investigation may appeal all or part of the decision and/or accountability measures assigned by the Executive Director, Student Affairs or the Vice-Provost, Students where the accountability measures assigned do not include restitution over $500, de-enrollment, limitations to future enrollment, NDS, NDW, or expulsion (i.e. accountability measures under Procedures 3.8 that could have been assigned by the Student Conduct Specialist).

The appeal will be to: 

  • Vice-Provost, Students where the decision was made by the Executive Director, Student Affairs. 
  • Designate of Vice-Provost, Students where the decision was made by the Vice-Provost, Students. 

Appeals to the Vice-Provost, Students should be sent to policy61appeals@torontomu.ca.  See Policy 61, Section 4.4 for more information. 

Appeal of Findings and/or Accountability Measures from Decisions of Executive Director, Student Affairs or Vice-Provost, Students Where the Assigned Accountability Measures Include Restitution over $500, De-enrollment, Limitations to Future Enrollment, NDS, NDW, or Expulsion

The Senate Appeals Committee (SAC) hears appeals of an interim measure of an extension of a suspension and decisions and/or accountability measures assigned by the Student Conduct Specialist to the Executive Director, Student Affairs. Students where the accountability measures include:

  • restitution over $500.00
  • de-enrollment,
  • limitations to future enrollment,
  • Non-Academic Disciplinary Suspension (NDS),
  • Non-Academic Disciplinary Withdrawal (NDW), or
  • Expulsion

Non-Academic Conduct appeals of findings and/or accountability measures must be submitted within ten (10) business days of the decision letter being issued.

Appeals of the interim measure of the extension of suspension can be submitted any time after the suspension has been extended beyond the initial ten (10) business days.

Students are responsible for ensuring that a formal appeal is submitted by the deadline dates published in the significant dates calendar, and must adhere to the timelines established in Policy 61: Student Code of Non-Academic Conduct.

Students are responsible for reviewing all pertinent information prior to the submission of a formal Non-Academic Conduct appeal. Incomplete appeals may not be accepted. Appeals for Non-Academic Conduct, must be submitted complete via email to sentate@torontomu.ca

The University is responsible for dealing with student appeals fairly and must adhere to the timelines established in this policy. Students should refer to University significant dates for timelines found at TMU Calendars and Student guides and by referring to the  Senate website  for detailed information on the necessary documents such as appeal forms, health certificate forms and procedural instructions. 

Senate level appeals for Non-Academic conduct should be submitted via email to senate@torontomu.ca. See Policy 61, Section 4.5 (opens in new window)  for more information.