Policies and Procedures

POLICY 5430A:
STUDENTS' RIGHT OF DUE PROCESS

The College assures students the right of due process. Students have a right to a hearing when

They are suspended or dismissed from the College,
They cannot resolve an academic grievance with a teacher,
They have violated the law, or
They may have been deprived of a property right.

Adopted August 1969
Revised November 21, 1985
Revised May 26, 1988

PROCEDURE 5430A:
STUDENTS' RIGHT OF DUE PROCESS

Students can have a hearing when

They are suspended or dismissed from the College,
They cannot resolve an academic grievance with a teacher,
They have violated the law, or
They may have been deprived of a property right.

The following procedure describes the process applicable in each of the four situations.

Hearing on Suspension or Dismissal

Students suspended or dismissed from the College may have a hearing before the Student Appeals Board.

Notified of the suspension or dismissal, the student must submit a written request to the Vice President for Student Success Services within 48 hours.

Within 3 days after the request, the Student Appeals board will hear and decide on the appeal.

If the student does not agree with the Board's decision, he or she may appeal to the President and/or the Board of Trustees. (See Student Handbook for details of this procedure).

Hearing on Academic Grievances

Students in an unresolved academic conflict with an instructor in a particular course may file a grievance according to the procedures of the Academic Grievance policy 5430B.

Hearings on Violations of the Law or Alleged loss of a Property Right

Students are assured due process.

Adopted August 1969
Revised November 21, 1985
Approved May 26, 1988