Grade Appeal

All grades are considered final at the official posting of the grades, as determined by the Office of the Registrar. Students may only appeal final course grades which they can clearly demonstrate were awarded arbitrarily, capriciously and/or because of prejudice or clerical error by the professor/instructor of the course. No other reason for a grade change will be accepted. The process for appealing a grade is as follows:

• Student meets with the professor or instructor and attempts to settle any disputes within one (1) week after the posting of the final grade. If the professor or instructor agrees, he/she submits a Grade Change Form to the College Registrar.
• If the meeting with the professor or instructor does not result in a grade change, the student may submit the Grade Appeal Request to the Associate Dean of Academics within one (1) week of the meeting with the professor or instructor. The written letter of appeal must contain the following information:
  1. Reason for grade change request.
  2. Evidence to support claim re: the professor or instructor error.
• The Dean will review the appeal request and will make a determination after reviewing the student’s claim and the professor/instructors grade appeal response. The Dean will sanction the grade change if evidence is shown to support one of the four reasons listed above; if evidence is not submitted or another reason is presented, the request will be denied.