Authority - Chapter X
South Dakota Board of Regents


Persons who disagree with and/or wish to appeal non-academic administrative action and/or contractual relationships with SDSU should contact the department involved to determine and follow the written departmental appeal procedure. If such an appeal procedure does not exist, the student should:

03:01 Within twenty eight (28) calendar days of the date of the administrative decisions or action in question

03:01:01 place the appeal in writing on a University General Petition form, and

03:01:02 submit the appeal to the administrator most immediately responsible for the action being appealed or for administering the policy or contract in question.

03:02 The administrator will review the petition and either grant the appeal or deny the appeal. If the appeal is denied at this point in the process, the administrator will forward the appeal to the next level supervisor for review.

03:03 If the appeal is denied at the second level of review, it will be forwarded up the organizational ladder to the appropriate Dean or Associate Dean. The Dean or Associate Dean will have the final review of the petition. This entire review process should be completed within ten (10) working days. If it is not possible to complete the review within ten working days, the student will be informed in writing of a need for an extension.

03:04 The President or Vice President shall reserve the right to order a rehearing at the Dean's level if, in the opinion of the President or Vice President, new evidence should arise not previously considered by the Dean, and/or if there is a clear preponderance of evidence against the determination of the Dean.

03:05 Failure by the student to observe the deadline in section 03:01 will result in automatic denial of the appeal.


Revised: July 1999