Curtin Singapore
Curtin Singapore

Appeals

Academic status appeals

If you have been placed on Conditional or Terminated status it is possible there were factors outside your control that have affected your work that your lecturers were unaware of. For this reason, an appeal process is available.

If you wish to appeal against your Conditional or Terminated status, you will need to set out in writing the reasons for your appeal and to include relevant documents that support your claim.

Appeals will only be accepted accompanied by the appeal coversheet -
Appeal Against Decision to Terminate from Course (Not Achieving Satisfactory Course Progress)

Appeals are to be addressed and forwarded to:

Curtin Singapore
Academic Office
90 & 92 Jalan Rajah
Singapore 329162

Alternatively, appeals may also be lodged by email to academic@curtin.edu.sg

You will need to lodge your appear within 20 working days* of being notified of your Termination status, should you wish your appeal to be considered for the following study period.

* A working day is any day, Monday to Friday excluding University-observed Public Holidays and the two-week period during which Christmas and New Year fall as per the academic calendar.

If you have been terminated and you require further information regarding the appeal lodgement period, please refer to the details provided on the initial academic status notification sent as an Official Communication via your OASIS account.

The academic status notification will be communicated to you via the OASIS Official Communication Channel (OCC).

Appeals received after the appeal deadline will not receive consideration.

Submit only 1 appeal to the University. Multiple versions of the same appeal will slow down your appeal decision.

You will be notified in writing of the outcome of your appeal via the Official Communication Channel (OCC).

Tips

Before submitting an appeal, approach the Academic Manager to try and gain a better understanding of why you have been placed on conditional or terminated status.

The Academic Office can help you with structuring the appeal letter, so make an appointment with them as soon as possible after your informal approach to your school.

Also the Counselling service may be able to help you with any personal problems you may have that may have resulted on you being placed on conditional or terminated status.

An effective letter of appeal will contain a statement of where you went wrong and changes you have made, or are willing to make, in your approach to study in the future in order to achieve your degree.

Each appeal must include:

Next steps

You are advised to maintain your attendance at lectures and tutorials until you are notified of the outcome of your appeal in writing.

Note that you will not automatically be re-enrolled if your appeal is successful. You must check your enrolment immediately if your appeal is successful and re-enrol if necessary.

Appeal against assessment

Any student dissatisfied with the mark awarded for an assessment task or the final result for a unit because they feel the mark or result is unfair or incorrect, may request a review of the mark or final result and if still dissatisfied, may lodge a formal assessment appeal.

In all cases, the process involves an initial review by either the lecturer, marker or Unit Controller and if still dissatisfied, a formal appeal.

It is expected that most situations will be able to be resolved without the need for a formal appeal.

Process

The process is located in the Assessment Appeals section of the University Assessment Manual.