A student may appeal a grade for computation or interpretive error. No grades will be reviewed after 20 working days from official Registrar posting unless it can be demonstrated that a grade was incorrectly recorded or that it was impossible for the student to initiate review during the designated time period.
Procedure
The grade appeal procedure is as follows:
- The student must contact the course instructor within 10 working days of the grade return.
- The course instructor will review how the grade was determined with the student based on written criteria in the course outline.
- If the issue is not resolved, the student should contact the appropriate Program Director within five working days. The student must present, in writing, the reasons he or she believes the grade should be changed. If the Program Director is also the course instructor in the appeal, a different Program Director must handle the appeal process for review of information and final decision. The appropriate Academic Dean will assign a different Program Director to the appeal.
- The appropriate Program Director will request and review a written explanation of the grade from the course instructor. This explanation must be submitted within two working days.
- The appropriate Program Director’s decision on the grade appeal is final.
- The student and faculty will be notified of the Program Director’s decision in writing.