Grade Appeal
If a student receives a final grade in a course that they believe is incorrect or unfair they may appeal that grade by following this procedure:
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Students must contact the instructor of the course in question, in writing, within 30 calendar days of the posting of the disputed grade. The grade appeal request must outline the specific grievances about the grading procedure, explain grounds for appeal, and attach relevant documentation (syllabus guidelines for papers or presentations, etc.).
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The instructor must provide a decision regarding the grade appeal review to the student in writing within 30 calendar days of receiving the request from the student. If the student does not receive a response from the instructor within that 30 days, the student may appeal to the academic department chair.
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If, after reviewing the instructor’s explanation and decision, the student still wishes to appeal the grade, they must present the grade appeal to the academic department chair within 15 calendar days of the notification from the instructor.
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If the student is still not satisfied with the department chair’s decision, they may make a final appeal to the Committee on Academic Standards and Policies (AS&P). In such cases, the request and documentation must be submitted to AS&P within 15 days of the notification from the department chair.
Failure to follow this timeline provides sufficient grounds for dismissing an appeal.
For clarity and legal reasons, all formal complaints, appeals, and decisions must be written, not oral form.
The AS&P Committee will review all documentation submitted by the student, instructor and department chair, and will screen out frivolous or unsubstantiated appeals. Legitimate appeals that fall into the following categories will be considered:
All parties to the grade appeal are to maintain strict confidentiality until the matter is resolved.