An academic appeals board addresses student appeals in cases of cheating and plagiarism and in grade protests taken beyond the department level. The board is convened by the dean for continuing studies. The board will include two students selected by the dean for continuing studies and three faculty members appointed by the Undergraduate Academic Committee, one of whom shall be from the department affected in the dispute. The dean for continuing studies will name one of the faculty members to serve as chair of the appeals board. On the basis of written information provided by the instructor, the student and any other relevant party, the board will then determine by majority vote whether an appeal is warranted. If the board decides to hear an appeal, it will invite spoken testimony from the student and professor involved in the case and may, at its discretion, solicit other pertinent information. Decisions in appeals hearings will be made by majority vote. The board’s decision may be appealed to the dean for continuing studies by the student(s) or by the professor involved. The dean for continuing studies has final jurisdiction in such matters.