In the Graduate School of Management, the final responsibility to resolve student appeals rests with the dean of the Graduate School of Management (or, when delegated, the executive associate dean). Possible matters of appeal include, but are not limited to, terminations from programs, dis-enrollments, graduation decisions, failure of economics master’s comprehensive examination or professional project and accusations of academic dishonesty. Before an appeal is made to the Graduate School of Management, every effort must have been made to resolve the matter informally, and appeal procedures at the program level must have been exhausted.

Appeals to the Graduate School of Management must be made in writing to the dean of the Graduate School of Management within 3 days of notification of the action being appealed. The appeal must be specific and substantiated. The dean of the Graduate School of Management reserves the right to appoint a committee to hear the appeal. During an appeal, students may maintain graduate status. This status is maintained through either course work or less than half-time continuous enrollment at the discretion of the Graduate School of Management or the students' graduate program.