Grade Appeal Procedure

Student grades as reported by faculty are considered final. In the event a student desires to appeal a grade, the following process will be followed:

Within 10 school days of the grade being made available to the student portal the student must notify in writing via e-mail to the faculty member and copy (cc) the Department Chair and Academic Dean of their dispute with the posted grade. Students are solely responsible for replying to all correspondence on a timely basis.
The student must initiate a discussion with the course instructor and try to reach an agreement with respect to the course grade.
After discussion with the course instructor, if a student does not reach an agreement with the faculty member’s decision, the student must appeal in writing to the appropriate academic dean within 5 additional school days.
Subsequently, the dean will review the appeal and consult with the faculty member about the student’s course grade.
If the dean and faculty member cannot resolve the situation, the dean will convene, within 5 school days, a committee comprised of three full-time faculty members who will meet to discuss the dispute and reach an appropriate resolution.
If the committee convened by the dean fails to reach a satisfactory resolution, then the faculty member or the student may, within 5 school days, appeal in writing to the Provost.

The Provost will review the appeal and render a decision. The decision made by the Provost shall be deemed final