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Apply for review to the faculty or Academic Panel

If your concerns can't be resolved through informal resolution with the original decision-maker, the next stage is to submit an application for review to the relevant faculty/school or administrative unit.

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Timing your application

You can apply for review to the faculty/school or Academic Panel within 20 working days of receiving:

  • an outcome from your request for informal resolution
  • the original academic decision, if the original decision-maker has not responded to the initial request or any follow-up, or
  • the most recent decision made about the original decision.
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<p>You cannot graduate with an outstanding appeal. This is because if you are eligible to graduate, all marks and grades have been finalised and are not able to be changed.</p> <p>So, if you are about to graduate and have an outstanding appeal, you should request to pause your graduation until the appeal process is finalised. Once the entire appeal process is completed, contact the Graduations team through the <a href="https://sydneyuni.service-now.com/sm?id=sc_cat_item&amp;sys_id=926186f5db8580102d38cae43a961926">Graduation support form</a> to proceed with your conferral.</p> <p>If your degree has been conferred, you are not eligible to appeal (see section 1.10(4) and (5) of the Academic Appeals Rule).</p>

You need to finalise the appeal process before becoming eligible to graduate

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Go to the next level of appeals
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<p>If you are disputing a decision associated with either the termination of your candidature or the examination of your thesis, you're not required to apply for review by the faculty. You have the option to move to the next level and submit an appeal to the Student Appeals Body (SAB) instead.</p>

For Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students

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Submitting a late application

In exceptional circumstances, you may be able to submit an application for review after the 20 working day time period. Your late application will need approval from the Academic Panel or the relevant Associate Dean of your faculty.

To request approval, contact the relevant faculty/school listed on the table of appeals contacts.

You’ll need to:

  • explain why your application for review was not lodged by the deadline
  • provide supporting evidence for your reason.

What to include in your application

You must submit your application for review in writing and include any documents that support your request.

This is your opportunity to give the decision-maker all the relevant information you want them to consider. Make sure you include everything that relates to the original decision, or to the process used to make that decision.

Important information

Your application should clearly explain:

  • what decision you want reviewed
  • why you think the decision should be changed
  • what steps you have already taken to resolve the matter, if informal resolution was required
  • what outcome you are asking for.

Supporting documents

You should include documents that support your application, such as:

  • emails or other correspondence showing the outcome of informal resolution
  • the reasons given by your unit of study coordinator, faculty or school
  • the relevant assessment task, if your review is about a mark or grade
  • any other evidence that directly supports your application.

You should only include information that is relevant to the decision or to how the decision was made. This will help the reviewer understand your concerns and consider your application efficiently.

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<p>This is your best opportunity to have everything you want the decision-makers to know considered – it's important to include everything, including your reasons for disagreeing with the decision and any documents or evidence that support your application.</p> <p>A later appeal is limited to only checking whether the right process was followed. It is not another chance to have the whole decision, new information or all the details about your case reconsidered.</p>

Put your best case forward at this stage

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How to apply for review

Select your concern from the following list to find out how to submit your application for review.

If your application for review is related to credit or reduced volume of learning, you need to submit it to the Academic Panel using the credit management form.

If you were required to show good cause because you did not meet academic progression requirements, your faculty/school would include their reasons, such as:

  • you did not lodge a response, or
  • your faculty/school did not consider that you have reasonable prospects of meeting progression requirements in the following semester.

If you're excluded from your course or do not agree with the conditions of your re-enrolment, you can dispute the decision.

Your stage 3 exclusion decision notification will give you a deadline to submit your application for review.

Steps to submit your application

  1. Go to Sydney Student > My studies > Assessments.
  2. Upload your letter and documents. Your application should include the following.
    • Details and evidence about the issues impacting your study and your proposed solutions to resolve those issues, as per a typical stage 3 response.
    • An explanation as to why you did not respond by the due date, if you did not originally respond to the show good cause.
    • A rebuttal of why you disagree with the faculty’s reasons for excluding you, if you had responded, but the faculty did not accept your submission. You may need to provide additional detail and/or evidence.

If you have any concerns with lodging your application for review, contact the Students' Representative Council (SRC) or Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA), who have representatives that may assist in preparing your application for review.

If your application for review is related to conditional credit approval (academic approval) or mobility credit, you need to submit it to the Academic Panel using the Study abroad and exchange request form.

If your application for review is related to special consideration or special arrangements, you need to submit it to the Academic Panel following the steps to submit your application for review.

If your application for review is not related to special consideration, special arrangements, credit, reduced volume of learning or mobility, you will need to submit an application for review to your faculty/school.

  1. Complete the Application for review of an academic decision form (UniKey required). If you no longer have an active UniKey, contact your faculty or school to request that they lodge an application for review for you.
  2. Follow the steps in the form and upload relevant documents:
    • a letter setting out the basis for your application for review
    • details and a copy of your request for informal resolution
    • any other relevant supporting documents with your application.

If your review is regarding a multidisciplinary unit that is not in your faculty/school, submit a review to the faculty/school that teaches the unit.

List of faculty and school contacts 

If you have any concerns with lodging your application for review, contact the faculty or school responsible for making the original decision using these contact details.

Faculty/School Contact details
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning adp.education-support@sydney.edu.au
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

fass.appeals@sydney.edu.au for appeals of assessment marks and grades, and academic integrity

fass.progression@sydney.edu.au for reviews of show cause/exclusion decisions only
The University of Sydney Business School business.academicappeals@sydney.edu.au
Faculty of Engineering engineering.progression@sydney.edu.au
Sydney Law School law.appeals@sydney.edu.au
Faculty of Medicine and Health fmh.appeals@sydney.edu.au
Sydney Conservatorium of Music con.education@sydney.edu.au
Faculty of Science

science.appeals@sydney.edu.au for reviews of assessment marks and grades, and academic integrity

science.academicadvice@sydney.edu.au for reviews of show cause/exclusion decisions only

Policies and procedures

Procedures for applications for review to the faculty/school or Academic Panel are outlined in the University of Sydney (Student Academic Appeals) Rule (sections 3.1 and 3.2).

Last updated: 02 June 2026

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