APPROVED/REVISED 14 JANUARY 2016
FINAL COURSE GRADE APPEAL PROCESS
NOTE: Students must bring any grade discrepancy to the attention of the Vice President of Academic Affairs
within 60 days after grades are posted.
Should a student feel that he or she was not graded fairly and has previously discussed the issue with the instructor
and Dean, the student may appeal to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for a change in grade in accordance
with the following appeal process?
1. Complete a Final Course Grade Appeal Form and provide supporting documentation that includes a) all the
particulars of the situation surrounding the grade given and b) a statement that substantiates the perception of
the student that the grade assigned is unfair.
2. Submit the completed Final Course Grade Appeal Form and supporting documentation to the Vice President of
Academic Affairs, who will review the grade appeal with the instructor. The instructor shall respond in writing
to the student’s grade appeal.
3. If the instructor’s decision is not to change the grade, and the student is not satisfied with this decision, the
student may request that the grade appeal process continue.
4. The Vice President of Academic Affairs shall appoint four (4) faculty members from at least two (2) separate
disciplines to serve on the Grade Appeal Committee. The instructor involved shall, if desired, strike one (1) of
the appointed faculty members. The three (3) remaining faculty shall serve as the Grade Appeal Committee
and conduct the grade appeal.
5. The Grade Appeal Committee will be provided for review the student’s written grade appeal, the instructor’s
written response, and any additional documentation surrounding the grade appeal.
6. The Grade Appeal Committee will hold a hearing within two weeks of being appointed. At the conclusion of
the hearing, the Committee will deliberate privately and prepare a written decision to either let the grade
stand or to change the grade.
7. The student will be notified of the decision by mail.
Received by: ___________________
Date: _________________________
