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===Purpose:===
===Purpose===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Under the provision in Bylaws of the Board of Regents, UNMC and College of Nursing (CON), students may appeal academic evaluations they believe are prejudiced or capricious. This appendix provides the procedure for these appeals. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Under the provision in Bylaws of the Board of Regents, UNMC and College of Nursing (CON), students may appeal academic evaluations they believe are prejudiced or capricious. This appendix provides the procedure for these appeals. </p>


===Scope===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">This applies to professional graduate students. The guidelines for appeals of academic evaluations shown below do not pertain to CON PhD students. The appropriate procedures are contained in the Graduate Studies Academic and Grade Appeals Policies and Procedures at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. </p>
===Definitions===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''University Day:''' The term “University Day” means a weekday on which the campus offices are open. Check the academic calendar on the campus website to determine the days on which the campus offices are closed. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''Email Address of Record:''' The term “Email Address of Record” means the student’s University assigned email address. Because important notices may be sent to students by email, it is extremely important that students make sure they check that email regularly. </p>
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     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc grievance committee will submit a formal confidential report to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs.  If the ad hoc grievance committee identifies misconduct, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs is responsible for timely corrective action in coordination with the Division Assistant Dean of the faculty member’s primary unit, taking into consideration the recommendations of the ad hoc grievance committee. Within 10 days, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs will distribute the conclusion and non-confidential recommended action(s) to the student. </li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc grievance committee will submit a formal confidential report to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs.  If the ad hoc grievance committee identifies misconduct, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs is responsible for timely corrective action in coordination with the Division Assistant Dean of the faculty member’s primary unit, taking into consideration the recommendations of the ad hoc grievance committee. Within 10 days, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs will distribute the conclusion and non-confidential recommended action(s) to the student. </li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Either or both the student and the faculty member under question have the right to file a written complaint to the Dean of the College of Nursing and the UNMC Faculty Senate Professional Conduct Committee Chair if they are not satisfied with the grievance appeal. </li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Either or both the student and the faculty member under question have the right to file a written complaint to the Dean of the College of Nursing and the UNMC Faculty Senate Professional Conduct Committee Chair if they are not satisfied with the grievance appeal. </li>
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