GRIEVANCES FILED BY STUDENTS AGAINST FACULTY MEMBERS CONCERNING FINAL GRADES GRIEVANCES FILED BY STUDENTS AGAINST FACULTY MEMBERS

due date. Extensions of incompletes for graduate students also require the prior approval of the program director. IP (in progress) is a temporary grade for certain courses that have not concluded by the end of the term.

W indicates withdrawal from a course after the add/drop period through the 10th week of a 15-week semester or, for other course lengths, during the first two-thirds of the course, except for undergraduate students in their first semester at LVC (or, for accelerated courses, in their first session) who may withdraw through the last day of a course.

GRADE CHANGES

Once a grade has been recorded, it may not be changed without the approval of the instructor and the registrar. Students who feel the grade may be inaccurate must contact the instructor within 30 days from the end date of the course in question.

Grievances Filed by Students against Faculty Members Concerning Final Grades

A student may file a grievance against a faculty member if the student has sufficient reason to dispute a final grade earned in a course. INITIAL STEPS

• The student must first contact their instructor to question the disputed grade. This contact must be done in writing and must take place as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after the end of the course in which the concern originated. The student may seek the support of their academic advisor, or another faculty member, in preparing this written communication. • If the matter is not resolved, the student should arrange a meeting with the instructor to review the grade. If an agreement is reached, the matter is settled. Otherwise, the student may proceed to Mediation.

MEDIATION

• Within 10 College business days of completing the initial steps, the student shall send a written request to the faculty member’s chair or program director (as appropriate), outlining the basis of the grade appeal and requesting a meeting. A copy of this communication must be provided to the instructor by the chair or program director. The department chair or program director will schedule a meeting with the student, chair/program director, and instructor. If an agreement is reached at this level, the problem is resolved, and no further action needs to be taken. If no agreement is reached, the student may elect to proceed to an appeal. If the grade appeal is directed against the chair or program director, the process proceeds without mediation directly to an appeal.

APPEAL

• Within 10 College business days of completing mediation, the student will send to the assistant dean and director of Constellation LVC (ADDC) a written request to have the case heard by an Appeals Board. The ADDC will, within 10 College business days of receiving the written request, convene an Ap-