The Student Academic Appeals Procedure should be read before making an appeal.

A student may only submit an appeal against a decision made by the relevant Board of Examiners within ten working days from the official publication of the result(s).

To make an academic appeal on campus students registered and studying at Canterbury Christ Church University must submit a Stage 1 - Formal Academic Appeal Form.

To make an academic appeal collaborative partner students registered at Canterbury Christ Church University must submit a Stage 1- Formal Academic Appeal Form.

Evidence for an appeal

All the information and evidence that a student wishes to rely on for consideration of their appeal should be provided when submitting the Stage 1- Formal Appeal. Appeal outcomes will be considered on the information provided by the student at the time of submitting the appeal.

Examples of independent evidence may include but is not limited to the following:

Medical/health certificate which confirms illness for a defined period
Photocopy of a death certificate
Letter of support/explanation from a Student Support Service at the University, for example, Student Wellbeing
Official letter or documentation from a third party (e.g. Police, Local Authority, General Practitioner (GP), Professional Counsellor)

Examples of evidence which are unlikely to be accepted if unsupported by independent objective evidence:

A statement from a family member or friend
Evidence of a medical condition that a health professional did not examine or diagnose
Photographic evidence of injuries or incidents

Late appeal requests

An appeal submitted after ten working days from the official publication of results will be late. A late appeal at Stage 1 or request for a Final Review at Stage 2 will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.