CON Procedures for Handling Undergraduate Student Appeals of Academic Evaluations: Difference between revisions

     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Course Faculty/ Coordinator receives notice from the student immediately after receiving the grade alleged to be capricious or prejudiced, that the student wants to informally discuss the grade. </li>

               <li>If a satisfactory agreement cannot be made, the student may appeal in writing to the Undergraduate Academic Review Committee (UG-ARC) chair. </li>

     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The student sends a written request to the UG-ARC Chair requesting an appeal. With this request,  

               <li>The student is required to submit the written evidence to the UG-ARC Chair, no later than 10 University days after the challenged grade was posted or received </li>

                         <li>Formally request an academic appeal by the UG-ARC </li>

               <li>Upon receiving the student’s request for appeal, the UG-ARC Chair will provide the student with an electronic link to the Academic and Professional Performance Policies section of the current UNMC Student Handbook via the student’s UNMC email.  

               <li>The UG-ARC Chair receives the appeal request and chooses 4 subcommittee faculty members and 1 student member for the UG-ARC Appeal Hearing Board. This UG-ARC Hearing Board is assigned to the specific student appeal.  

                         <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board will decide if the hearing will be held, or not, and have the choice to review information in closed session.  

                                   <li>Faculty may appear if desired or called to testify, may present prior submitted evidence, and answer questions from the UG-ARC Hearing Board.</li>

                         <li>When the UG-ARC Hearing Board determines a hearing is warranted:  

                                   <li>The student will appear, if requested by the UG-ARC Hearing Board and if requested by the student. </li>

                                   <li>The student faculty advisor may be present at the hearing but may not actually participate in the proceedings unless the UG-ARC chair specifically permits.</li>

                                   <li>Faculty may appear if desired or called to testify, may present prior submitted evidence, and answer questions from the UG-ARC Hearing Board.<ol type="1"><li>Faculty may also refuse any listed items in 4 (d) b (iii).</li></ol>                                         

                                   <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board members may question witnesses.<ol type="1"><li>Witness must be UNMC students or faculty and a list must be provided to the UG-ARC Chair by the date set for submission of materials. </li></ol>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board will determine a hearing will be held in the case of academic dismissal or suspension.  

                                   <li>The student faculty advisor may be present at the hearing but may not actually participate in the proceedings unless the UG-ARC chair specifically permits. <ol type="i"><li>Faculty called to testify, may present prior submitted evidence, and answer questions from the UG-ARC Hearing Board.</li><li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board members may question witnesses.<ol type="1"><li>Witness must be UNMC students or faculty and a list must be provided to the UG-ARC Chair by the date set for submission of materials. </li></ol></li></ol>

               <li>UG-ARC Hearing Board proceedings will be conducted as confidential proceedings.  

               <li>A majority vote of the UG-ARC Hearing Board will determine the appeal outcome. </li>

               <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board Chair shall submit the report and conclusions of the appeal in writing to the Undergraduate Program Director within 5 days after determining the final decision.  

                         <li>The UG-ARC Chair will notify the student and the faculty. The Undergraduate Program Director will notify the Division Assistant Dean, the Associate Dean of Academic Programs, and the Dean.</li>

     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">UG-ARC Hearing Board may decide:  

                         <li>If the UG-ARC Hearing Board determines if a hearing is not warranted, the UG-ARC Chair will follow notification process listed in 4 (h)</li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board can meet in closed session to review all submitted confidential materials. </li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board can conclude the student’s appeal is not warranted and the grade issued stands. </li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board can conclude that the student’s appeal will be supported and request the grade/evaluation be supported and direct faculty to reinstate the grade. </li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Chair will follow the notification process listed in 4 (h). </li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Appeals Hearing Board can conclude the student’s appeal will be denied and the grade issued stands. </li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Hearing Board can conclude the student’s appeal will be supported and request the grade/evaluation be supported and direct faculty to reinstate the grade. </li>

                         <li>The UG-ARC Chair will follow the notification process listed in 4 (h). </li>