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f. Render a written decision (including a brief rationale) to deny, approve, or modify the appeal within 15 business days of the initial request for a grade appeal. (This timeline may be extended if all parties are informed in writing).
Full procedures and forms are available online. The decision of the dean is final.
3. In the case of a grade appeal when the college no longer employs the course instructor or the instructor is unavailable for an extended period of time, the student may appeal in writing (including a rationale for the appeal) to the appropriate division dean. The dean will first attempt to contact and work with the instructor who is no longer employed or unavailable and follow the process in part two above. If the dean is unsuccessful, the dean will:
a. Convene a two-person faculty reading committee to consider the appeal. To the extent possible, committee members will be members of the original instructor’s program or department, or have expertise in the appropriate field of study or a closely related field. The reading committee will:
i. Review course materials, including evaluation criteria, and the student’s work
ii. Make a recommendation to the dean to deny, approve, or modify the appeal.
iii. Complete its work within 15 business days of the initial request for a grade appeal.
The decision of the dean is final.
Grade Change
A grade change form must be completed and submitted by the faculty of record for the class to the Enrollment Services before a grade change becomes official. Grade changes, not including grades under appeal, must be completed within one quarter following the end of the quarter that the class was officially scheduled. Incomplete grades must be made up no later than one quarter after the quarter in which the grade was given excluding summer. If the grade is not made up within this time period, the grade shall be a 0.0 (F) or a grade assigned by the instructor.
Academic Dishonesty Program Dismissal/Appeal and Final Grade
Appeal
The decision to remove a student from any instructional program due to academic dishonesty, or the decision to take other non-disciplinary actions based on allegations of academic dishonesty, may be made by the dean (or associate dean if there is one overseeing the
b. Review the reading committee’s work and render a written decision (including a brief rationale) to deny, approve, or modify the appeal within five business days (this timeline may be extended if all parties are informed in writing).
After grades have been posted to the student transcript, they can only be changed for the following reasons: a) to correct an error in the calculation of the grade: b) to take into account additional work done to remove an Incomplete grade; c) as the result of a student grade appeal; or d) due to academic dishonesty.
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