If you are looking for a Michigan Title IX lawyer after getting a notice from your university, this page links the school guides on this site for six Michigan universities. Each guide explains one university’s published process for a student who is responding to a sexual misconduct allegation.
Each university runs its own process under its own policy. The written notice you received, and the policy version it names, control your case.
How Michigan universities handle Title IX cases
The six universities on this page each publish their own policy and their own procedure. None of the guides relies on a shared Michigan policy, so start with the documents your own school names.
Some schools use more than one route. Western Michigan University’s Civil Rights Grievance Procedures separate Title IX Resolution, Process A, from Administrative Resolution, Process B. Central Michigan University’s Policy 3-39 covers both Title IX allegations and other sexual or gender-based misconduct, and the questioning rules at a hearing differ between the two. Ferris State University sends some conduct that falls outside its Title IX policy to Section 3 of its Code of Student Community Standards.
Appeal windows differ in length, in how days are counted, and in what starts the clock. Central Michigan’s Policy 3-39 counts business days. Western Michigan’s grievance procedures count calendar days. Grand Valley State University’s procedure counts business days and has one window for dismissal appeals and another for outcome appeals.
Several schools also have an ordinary student conduct process with its own appeal rules. The Central Michigan, Wayne State and Western Michigan guides each explain that the general student conduct appeal rules should not be used for a sexual misconduct case.
Version questions come up at several schools. Oakland University’s linked Title IX procedure labels itself Proposed Policy No. 713. Wayne State University’s Title IX pages point to an interim policy, 10.13, whose stated next review date of September 19, 2025 has passed. Ferris State still has an older version of its policy online. At Central Michigan and Grand Valley State, the guides tell students to confirm which version applies to the date of the alleged conduct.
Michigan university guides
- Central Michigan University: The Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity handles these cases under Policy 3-39, the Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy. Policy 3-39 says a written appeal to the Title IX Coordinator is due within five business days of issuance of the decision being appealed.
- Ferris State University: The main document is the Sexual Harassment Policy and Related Title IX Grievance Process, and some cases go instead to Section 3 of the Code of Student Community Standards. Ferris documents give different appeal windows for different processes. See the school page for appeal timing.
- Grand Valley State University: The Office of Civil Rights and Title IX applies the Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, and Misconduct together with an August 2025 resolution procedure. That procedure gives three business days from delivery of the Notice of Outcome to appeal a determination, and three business days from dismissal notification to appeal a dismissal.
- Oakland University: Oakland’s Title IX resources page sends Title IX complaints with student respondents to Policy 625, the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy. The procedure it links is labeled proposed, and the guide does not state a single appeal window. See the school page for appeal timing.
- Wayne State University: Wayne State’s Title IX pages currently point to the 10.13 Interim Title IX Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedures. Which policy governs a given case depends on the dates of the alleged conduct and the complaint. See the school page for appeal timing.
- Western Michigan University: The Sexual Misconduct Policy, Policy 11-05, works with the Civil Rights Grievance Procedures. The procedures give five calendar days from the date on the written notice of the Final Outcome Report to appeal a finding, with separate windows for sanction appeals and dismissal appeals.
Common questions
Do all Michigan universities follow the same policy?
No. Each university on this page has its own policy and procedure, and some have more than one route inside the same school. Your notice should name the policy and the process that apply to you.
Is the appeal deadline the same everywhere?
No. Grand Valley State’s procedure uses three business days. Central Michigan’s Policy 3-39 uses five business days. Western Michigan’s grievance procedures use five calendar days. Each window starts from a different event, so read the appeal instructions in your written decision and confirm the date with the university.
What should I check first in my notice?
Check which policy and procedure it names, which route your case is in, and every date it lists. If a deadline or the policy version is unclear, ask the university’s Title IX office to confirm it in writing.
Talk to a Michigan Title IX lawyer
You can contact us to talk about a notice from a Michigan university. Have your notice and any decision letter with you when you reach out.
Disclaimer
This page is general information only. It is not legal advice. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any university named on this page. Reading this page or contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. University policies and procedures change. The notice you receive and the policy version it names control your case, so check your notice.
