Attachment XIII
GRADE
APPEALS
Informal
Grade Appeals
When
a student receives a grade he or she believes unfair, the student can
appeal within as follows:
- The student should
first meet with the instructor to clarify reasons for the grade assignment
and to appeal the grade if this is deemed appropriate.
- If the appeal
does not result in satisfactory action, the School's Associate Dean,
Professor Lorraine Midanik, will mediate the dispute. The Associate
Dean, however, does not have the authority to require an instructor
to change a grade.
- If the result
remains unsatisfactory, the student should speak with the Campus Ombudsperson
(see the Campus Resources section of this Handbook).
- If the Ombudsperson
cannot resolve the appeal, the student may then submit a formal appeal
to the Dean of the Graduate Division, subject to the conditions below.
Formal
Grade Appeals
The
only formal challenge of a grade permitted by University policy is when
an instructor assigns a grade utilizing non-academic criteria (such
as considerations of race, politics, religion, sex, or other factors
not directly reflective of performance related to course requirements)
or when sexual harassment or improper academic procedures unfairly affect
a student's grade.
Formal
appeals must be directed to the Dean of the School of Social Welfare,
120 Haviland Hall. The appeal must be accompanied by a written statement
indicating the action appealed, the grounds upon which the appeal is
based, the relief requested, and any background information that the
student deems pertinent to his or her case. The appeal must be filed
with the Dean within two semesters of the alleged offense.
Further
information on grade appeals can be found in the Academic Senate Regulations
of the Berkeley Division, Section A207, available from Barbara Haden,
or on the web at: http://amber.berkeley.edu:4205/docs/coci/appeals.html
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