Introduction       The University       Admission       Registration, Tuition, and Fees       Academic Policies and Procedures       Student Services          Office of the Dean of Students          Recreational Sports          Division of Housing and Food Service          Student Financial Services          Office of the Registrar          University Health Services          Counseling and Mental Health Center          Sanger Learning Center          Advising and Career Counseling          The University Unions          Division of Diversity and Community Engagement          International Office          Student Government          Senate of College Councils          Graduate Student Assembly          Student Media          Legal Services for Students          Office of the Ombuds          Student Grievance Procedures          Discipline          Religious Organizations          Shuttle Bus Service          Student Parking          The Texas Exes       Libraries and Other Academic Resources       Appendices       Index

• Introduction
• The University
• Admission
• Registration, Tuition, and Fees
• Academic Policies and Procedures
• Student Services
  • Office of the Dean of Students
  • Recreational Sports
  • Division of Housing and Food Service
  • Student Financial Services
  • Office of the Registrar
  • University Health Services
  • Counseling and Mental Health Center
  • Sanger Learning Center
  • Advising and Career Counseling
  • The University Unions
  • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
  • International Office
  • Student Government
  • Senate of College Councils
  • Graduate Student Assembly
  • Student Media
  • Legal Services for Students
  • Office of the Ombuds
  • Student Grievance Procedures
  • Discipline
  • Religious Organizations
  • Shuttle Bus Service
  • Student Parking
  • The Texas Exes
• Libraries and Other Academic Resources
• Appendices
• Index

Student Grievance Procedures

Academic related grievances. Academic grievances involving grade disputes should be discussed with the course instructor. Grade disputes that are not resolved and all other academic grievances of undergraduate students should be submitted in writing to the department chair or other designated administrator of the academic program to which the grievance relates. Appeals may be directed to the appropriate academic dean, who will render the final decision. A grade will not be changed by the department chair (or other designated administrator) and/or the dean without first consulting with and considering fully the position of the course instructor. The course instructor will be advised by the department chair, other appropriate administrator, or dean of the resolution of the grievance.

Procedures for the resolution of grievances of graduate students are specified in the revised Handbook of Operating Procedures, Policy 1.C.2.

The dean of the college or school in which a student is enrolled has jurisdiction over the student’s program of study, degree requirements, and all other academic matters, including grievances, except as described below. A student pursuing simultaneous majors in two colleges is considered to be enrolled in both colleges and is under the jurisdiction of both deans. Students taking a course in a college or school other than the one(s) in which they are enrolled are subject, so far as the course and academic grievances regarding the course are concerned, to the dean of the college or school in which the course is offered. Procedures for cases of alleged academic dishonesty are given in Appendix C, Sec 11-402 .

Student program and student activity related grievances.

Grievances related to nonacademic student programs and activities should be submitted in writing to the dean or director of the specific student affairs area. Appeals may be directed to the vice president for student affairs, and then to the president for final disposition.

Appendix C of this catalog describes the institutional rules on student services and activities and includes provisions for formal hearings. Additional information on these provisions is available from the Office of the Dean of Students.

Disability related grievances. No qualified disabled student shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any academic program or activity at the University of Texas at Austin. Complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability should be submitted according to the procedures outlined in the Nondiscrimination Policy, Appendix I . The policy is in accord with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

Sex discrimination and sexual conduct. The following policies address sex discrimination and sexual conduct:

• Policy on Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment, Appendix D
• Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Appendix E
• Policy on Consensual Relationships, Appendix F
• Prohibition of Sexual Assault, Appendix H