Grievance Committee Procedures

To resolve problems which do not fall within the jurisdiction of the Honor System, students are referred to the Grievance Procedure. For graduate students, grievances occasionally arise out of relationships with other persons or Institute organizations. Examples might include personal or interdepartmental conflicts which inhibit performance of research, or unresolved difficulties with a campus department (e.g. Student Accounting). To Caltech's credit, these problems seldom occur. The above list is a partial sampling of the possible rare instances when a student may need to seek assistance under the Grievance Procedure. In general, Grievance Procedure problems involve either a violation of the Honor Code by a member of the faculty or staff, or a complaint that is not about an unfair advantage.

If you have a grievance similar to those mentioned above, your first step should be to discuss the problem with either the Institute Human Relations Advisor or the Vice-President for Student Affairs.