Deans’ Council
MARCH 14, 2013
Approval for an Appeal Process
DELTA PI ALPHA CRITERIA
The Delta Pi Alpha Honor Recognition honors those students graduating with superior scholastic achievement from the top five percent of the graduating class for the academic year. Students do not need to fill out a specific application, but must do two things:
1. File a Graduation Audit by the second Friday in February of the graduation year.
2. Complete graduation requirements by the end of the summer semester of the graduation year.
Degree seeking students who meet the following criteria will be considered for the Delta Phi Alpha Honor Recognition:
· Student must have filed a Graduation Audit form with the Student Records Office by the second Friday in February of the graduation year to be considered for Delta Pi Alpha.
· Student must have earned 50 percent or more of their credit hours at Grand Rapids Community College for the Associate Degree, and must be graded for at least 30 credits at GRCC by the second Friday in February to be considered. Students in certificate programs do not qualify.
· Credits earned from CLEP, PEP, Challenge Exam and K-MAP is considered GRCC credits.
· The grades on the student's transcript record as of the second Friday in February of the graduating year will be used to determine his/her eligibility.
· Students must be enrolled at Grand Rapids Community College during the academic year he/she is considered for Delta Pi Alpha.
· Students must not have X, N, I, E or WF grades on the GRCC record to be considered. (Students with a grade of X, N, I,E or WF will be disqualified from receiving this honor.)
· There is no time limit in which the degree must be earned and years of attendance do not have to be consecutive
· There is no minimal requirement for the number of credit hours carried each semester -- fall, winter or summer -- all semesters are counted.
· Students who qualify and receive this recognition can only receive it one time. A student would then not quality if they returned for another degree.
The Arthur Andrews Cup is awarded to the Delta Pi Alpha student with the highest cumulative grade point average and the greatest number of honor points as of the second Friday in February of the commencement year.
DELTA PI ALPHA HONOR APPEAL PROCESS
If a student feels they have had extenuating circumstances that has prevented them from being considered and named to the GRCC Delta Pi Alpha Honor, they can submit a request to have their academic record and appeal reviewed by a committee established by the Associate Provost/Dean of Student Affairs. The committee will consist of one faculty members, Phi Theta Kappa Advisor and one administrator. Should a faculty member, advisor or administrator have an association with the appealing student, an appropriate substitute will be appointed to the committee.
The student must provide a written notification of their request for an appeal to the Associate Provost/Dean of Student Affairs Office, 313 Student Community Center. The committees will only review appeals submit by the student. The committee will convene within 5 business days of receiving the appeal request. A written decision will be mailed to the student, within five business days from the appeal review date. Appeals must be submitted three weeks prior to the academic year commencement date. If the committee rules in favor of the student, the Delta Pi Alpha honor will be bestowed upon the student. If they rule against the student’s appeal, their decision is final.
Dean’s Council Action
I am requesting approval to add a Delta Pi Alpha student appeal process.