Student Grievances – Academic Evaluation

The student grievance procedure provides a means of resolving disagreements or misunderstandings in the assignment of grades and other academic evaluations. The assignment of grades and other academic evaluations are solely the responsibility of faculty. Grades may not be changed except by approval of the instructor(s) of a course or by decision of a Committee for the Resolution of Academic Grievances (CRAG), which will be implemented by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Grade changes will be considered only if one or more of the following conditions apply:

• a mistake was made in the calculation of the grade
• the instructor(s) did not follow the grading policy stated in the course syllabus or applied the policy selectively
• the grading policy for a course was unclear or incomprehensible
• the instructor(s) acted in bad faith or in a fraudulent manner*
  • It is the responsibility of the student filing the complaint to provide clear evidence that one or more of these conditions apply. Please review the STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES – ACADEMIC EVALUATION for guidance on steps to the process and/or contact the dean for the subject area where the concern is arising.

Policy 5035 Student Grievances – Academic Evaluation Policy

5035 Procedure