Academic Standards 
Committee
AGENDA
February 21, 2013 , 2:00 
pm,  210 AGS

1.Seat substitutes and 
introduce guests

2. Review and approve 
minutes from December 
11, 2012.

3.Review current policy 
on grade change 
procedures.  
Faculty and Staff 
Handbook policy 8.2.18 
is included here as 
background.
	Who has the 
authority to change a 
student's grade for a 
course?

8.2.18 Student Appeal of 
Grades
The presumption is that 
grades are correct as 
assigned, unless there 
is clear and convincing 
evidence supporting an 
allegation of inequity 
in grading practices. 
The student bringing the 
complaint bears the 
burden of proof when 
initiating an informal 
or formal appeal 
process. Appeal of a 
grade must be made 
within one semester (not 
counting summer or J-
term) of receiving the 
grade. If a student 
wishes to make a 
complaint concerning a 
grade, the student 
should first discuss the 
matter with the 
instructor of the course 
involved. If the matter 
is not satisfactorily 
settled, the student 
should then discuss the 
matter with the chair of 
the department in which 
the course was offered. 
If the matter is not 
satisfactorily resolved 
by the chair, the 
student should then make 
a written complaint to 
the Dean of the College 
in which the course was 
offered, including a 
clear statement of the 
problem and arguments or 
evidence to support the 
student's complaint. The 
Dean will discuss the 
matter with the student, 
faculty member and 
chair, and will attempt 
to resolve the matter 
and render a decision. A 
final complaint in 
written form may be made 
to the Provost and Vice 
Chancellor for Academic 
Affairs. An appeal 
committee of five, as a 
subset of the Academic 
Standards Committee, 
approved by the Academic 
Standards Committee, 
will hear the complaint 
and make a 
recommendation to the 
Provost's Office. The 
student may be 
accompanied by another 
person(s) of their 
choice at any stage of 
the complaint process. 
Problems arising from 
clerical error or other 
problems not related to 
equity in grades are to 
be handled through the 
College Dean's office. 
Information and other 
particulars concerning 
the grading system can 
be found in the current 
University Catalog. The 
faculty member may not 
change a student's grade 
after it has been 
recorded in the 
Registrar's Office 
except in the event of 
an error, which must be 
reported on a form 
supplied by the 
Registrar's Office. The 
form must contain a 
written explanation of 
the error and must be 
signed by a Dean.
4.	Adjourn