Academic Regulations

Grade Appeals Procedure

Students are responsible for maintaining standards of academic performance and integrity. In order to provide a process by which a student may have a disputed grade reviewed, the following procedures have been established. It should be understood however, that students are responsible for maintaining standards of academic performance and integrity. Students who wish to appeal a final grade in a course may do so within one year after completion of that course. For example, a student wishing to appeal a grade from a course in Spring 2012 may do so during summer 2012, Fall 2012, or Spring 2013, but after Spring 2013, the Academic Standards Committee will not accept an appeal of that grade. Appeals of grades in the student's final semester of study must be made to the Academic Standards Committee prior to final certification of graduates by the registrar in that term.

Grade appeals start with the course instructor. If the instructor does not believe a change of grade is warranted, the student goes to the department chair. If the department chair does not believe the change of grade is warranted, the student takes his/her appeal to the Academic Standards Committee. (If the department chair is the course instructor, then the student will skip the appeal to the chair.) While the student reserves the right to speak to the Academic Standards Committee in person, all appeals must be presented in writing to the committee.