Grade Appeal Form

Grade Appeal Form

Student’s Name ______NMU IN ______

Course Prefix and Title ______Year and Semester of Course ______

Faculty Member(s) who Evaluated Performance______Grade Assigned _____

This form is to be used in accordance with the procedures for submitting a formal written appeal for adjudication through the grade appeals system as outlined in the Northern Michigan University Student Handbook, under Part I: Student Rights and Responsibilities, Section 1.2.1 Student Complaints Concerning Grades. This form is to be completed in full by the complainant, in typewritten form, and submitted in triplicate to the chairperson of the appeals committee of the department which offers the course in which the alleged grading inequity occurred.

1. Briefly describe the outcome of your conference(s) with the faculty member(s) on the initial occasion that you protested the grades assigned and any subsequent conferences devoted to the same topic. Give the date(s) of the conference(s). Cite your opinion about why the conference(s) did not yield a satisfactory result.

2. Briefly describe the outcome of your conference(s) with the department head. Give the date(s) of the conference(s). Cite your opinion about why the conference(s) did not yield a satisfactory result.

3. With reference to Section 1.2.1.01 of the Northern Michigan University Student Handbook, under Student Rights and Responsibilities, enter your reason(s) for the grade appeal under one or more of the paragraphs below. Attach additional sheets if the space provided is inadequate. Be specific.

1. The grade is allegedly based on a score that is arithmetically erroneous, or is allegedly based on a factual error. Identify the error and state the correct score to the best of your knowledge.

2. The rules established for assigning grades in the course allegedly have been violated. What were the rules and how were they violated?

3. The instructor has allegedly violated academic freedom by grading on some basis other than academic performance in the course. What nonacademic factors entered into the grade?

4. Extenuating circumstances such as illness, incapacity, or absences of the instructor generate uncertainty regarding the appropriateness of the grade assigned. Explain the circumstances.

5. The student is appealing a finding of academic dishonesty by the instructor as outlined in Section 1.2.3. Explain.

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Student’s Signature Date

Form prepared by the Dean of Students Office

2001 C.B. Hedgcock, (Phone No.: 906-227-1700)

NMU Student Handbook can be found at: http://dso.nmu.edu/handbook

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