CMSV 315 Grade Appeal Policy and Protocol

Policy Name: Grade Appeal Policy and Protocol

I. Grade Appeal General Considerations
All academic grade appeal grievances, including dissatisfaction with a grade, must be addressed first to the faculty member, then to either the academic or clinical coordinator.

  1. The decision of the academic or clinical coordinator may be further appealed to the program director.

II. Appealing an Adverse Decision by the Program Director
When all other means of resolving a problematic situation or adverse grading decision have been exhausted, a student may request a grievance hearing for certain course related issues.

  1. Requests for a hearing should be made in writing to the Dean of the College or the Dean of Students.
    • When jurisdiction is in doubt, a student may notify and/or consult with either the Provost/Dean of the Faculty or the Vice President for Student Affairs. Requests for grievance hearings on course related decisions must be made as soon as possible.

III. Grievance Committee Protocol

  1. The committee may consider matters with regard to allegations that a student is being graded unfairly in the classroom.
  2. The committee will only convene when all other means of resolving a problematic situation have been exhausted and one or more of the following apply:
    • A final grade is clearly inconsistent with grades earned over the course of the term in the same course.
    • Egregious computational errors are evident.
    • The actual evaluation measure and grading criteria were not clearly articulated on the course syllabus.

 IV. Academic Grievance Committee
Learn more about the Academic Grievance Procedure.