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Information about a student’s views, beliefs and political associations that professors
acquire in the course of their work as instructors, advisors and counselors should be
considered confidential. Judgments of ability and character may be provided under
appropriate circumstances, normally with the knowledge or consent of the student.
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A student should be treated with courtesy and respect.
C. Procedure for Appealing a Final Grade
Any student who wishes to appeal his or her final grade is required to follow the procedures
outlined below. The student has the right to ask the college to conduct these procedures,
only after a final grade for a course has been awarded. Prior to that, students are expected
to discuss their academic progress, first with the faculty member involved and, if necessary,
with the chairperson of the faculty member’s department.
Step 1.
Meeting with the Faculty Member
The student must request an informal, direct meeting with the faculty member within the
first three weeks of the fall or spring semester after the grade was earned. Failure to do so
will result in a forfeit of the appeal. The faculty member is expected to grant this request
for a meeting. The faculty member and student shall earnestly strive to resolve the problem
themselves.
Step 2.
Meeting with the Department Chair
The student shall request a meeting with the Department Chair if:
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The faculty member is unavailable or fails to meet with the student within ten (10)
business days of the student’s request, or
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The meeting with the faculty members does not resolve the problem.
The student can request a meeting by completing a Grade Appeal form (obtained from
the Division Office) and giving it to the Department Chair. The request to meet with the
Department Chair must be made within ten (10) business days of the Step 1 meeting and
must be made within five (5) weeks of the beginning of the fall or spring semester after
the grade was earned. The Chairperson will have the faculty member complete his or her
portion of the form (if available), and then schedule within a timely manner a meeting with
the student and faculty member.
TheDepartmentChairperson,facultymember,andstudentshallmeetandact inadetermined
manner to resolve all differences. If the problem is not settled to the student’s satisfaction
and the student indicates an intention to continue to pursue the issue, the Department Chair
will complete the section of the form and forward it to the Division Office.
Step 3.
Meeting with the Associate Dean
The student must request a meeting with the Associate Dean within ten (10) business days
of the conclusion of Step 2. The Associate Dean will investigate the matter, meet with the
appropriate parties and upon resolution, and respond to the student in writing.
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Step 4.
Appeal to the Vice-president and Dean of Academic Affairs
If the problem is not concluded to the satisfaction of the student in Step 3, the student can
choose to make a request for an appeal to the Vice-president and Dean of Academic Affairs.
This request must be made within ten (10) business days of the conclusion of Step 3. The
student will present the Vice-president with:
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the grade appeal form previously submitted to the Associate Dean
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a written summary of what occurred during Steps 1-3, and
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a statement of the reason why the student wishes to continue the appeals process.
The Vice-president will provide the student with a copy of the Procedures for Conducting a
Step 4 Grade Appeal.
The Vice-president will investigate and make a determination as to whether steps 1-3
have been properly executed. The Vice-president for Academic Affairs may confer with the
Vice-president for Student Involvement. If they agree that steps 1-3 have been properly
executed and that no basis exists for further review, the matter may be dismissed. If further
investigation and/or hearing are warranted, the Vice-president of Academic Affairs will
decide if the matter should be referred to the Departmental Committee, and/or the Tripartite
Committee. These bodies will report the results of their findings to the Vice-president who
will review the determinations, make a decision, and report the decision to the student. The
decision by the Vice-president and Dean of Academic Affairs is the final step in the appeals
process.
The Tripartite Committee will be composed of three (3) students elected from the Student
Senate, two (2) administrators selected by the College President and three (3) faculty
members. The faculty representation will include one (1) member from the Departmental
Committee of the faculty member involved in the Tripartite, one (1) faculty member from the
Division and one (1) faculty member elected from the faculty at large.
D. Religious Beliefs
According to State Education Law 224-a: “Students unable because of religious beliefs to
attend classes on certain days...”
1.
No person shall be expelled from, or be refused admission as a student to an institution of
higher education for the reason that he/she is unable,because of his/her religious beliefs,
to attend classes or to participate in any examinations, study or work requirements on a
particular day or days.
2.
Any student in an institution of higher education who is unable, because of his/her religious
beliefs, to attend classes is responsible for all work covered during the time in question.
3.
It shall be the responsibility of the faculty and of the administrative officials of each
institutionofhighereducationtomakeavailabletoeachstudentwhoisabsentfromschool,
becauseofhis/herreligiousbeliefs,anequivalentopportunitytomakeupanyexamination,
study or work requirements, which he/she may have missed because of such absence
on any particular day or days. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for
making available to the said student equivalent opportunity.
4.
If classes, examinations, study or work requirements are held on Friday after 4:00 pm
or on Saturday, similar make-up classes, examinations, study or work requirements
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