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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A student who believes that his/her grade or evaluation is the result of prejudice or caprice or is otherwise improper shall first discuss the matter directly with the instructor involved. If the student and instructor do not reach a satisfactory agreement, the student may appeal either orally or in writing to the Division Assistant Dean in which the course is offered. If the student and Division Assistant Dean do not reach a satisfactory agreement, the student may submit within two weeks following reporting or posting of the grade or evaluation in question, an appeal in writing to the chair of the Academic Review Committee. If the student finds it impossible to complete discussions with the course instructor and Division Assistant Dean within the two-week period, he/she should notify the chair of the Academic Review Committee of the need for additional time, and the chair shall extend the appeal period by an appropriate number of days.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A student who believes that his/her grade or evaluation is the result of prejudice or caprice or is otherwise improper shall first discuss the matter directly with the instructor involved. If the student and instructor do not reach a satisfactory agreement, the student may appeal either orally or in writing to the Division Assistant Dean in which the course is offered. If the student and Division Assistant Dean do not reach a satisfactory agreement, the student may submit within two weeks following reporting or posting of the grade or evaluation in question, an appeal in writing to the chair of the Academic Review Committee. If the student finds it impossible to complete discussions with the course instructor and Division Assistant Dean within the two-week period, he/she should notify the chair of the Academic Review Committee of the need for additional time, and the chair shall extend the appeal period by an appropriate number of days.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">At the time of the meeting with the Division Assistant Dean, the Division Assistant Dean should provide the student with a printed copy of the Academic and Professional Performance Policies section of the current UNMC Student Handbook. The Division Assistant Dean should have the student sign and date a copy of these pages to be forwarded to the Chair of the Academic Review committee to be included in the archive of all files pertaining to the grade appeal at the conclusion of the process.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The written appeal submitted to the chair of the committee should provide an account of the facts pertinent to the awarding of the grade and the reasons why the student believes the grade or evaluation to be the result of prejudice or caprice or otherwise improper. The student should be as specific as possible. If the student wishes to appear personally before the committee, he or she should include a statement to the effect. The committee may, but shall not be required to, grant such a request.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The written appeal submitted to the chair of the committee should provide an account of the facts pertinent to the awarding of the grade and the reasons why the student believes the grade or evaluation to be the result of prejudice or caprice or otherwise improper. The student should be as specific as possible. If the student wishes to appear personally before the committee, he or she should include a statement to the effect. The committee may, but shall not be required to, grant such a request.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Upon receiving the students written statement, the chair of the committee shall select from committee members to serve on a grade appeal committee. The called committee will consist of the chairperson, three faculty, and one student. The student representative will be from the Division from which the appeal originates, and will have successfully completed the course under appeal. If a student is appealing more than one grade in separate courses or if a student is appealing both an academic appeal and a disciplinary appeal, the chairperson will select two separate committees to hear the appeals.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Upon receiving the students written statement, the chair of the committee shall select from committee members to serve on a grade appeal committee. The called committee will consist of the chairperson, three faculty, and one student. The student representative will be from the Division from which the appeal originates, and will have successfully completed the course under appeal. If a student is appealing more than one grade in separate courses or if a student is appealing both an academic appeal and a disciplinary appeal, the chairperson will select two separate committees to hear the appeals.</li> | ||