Should students believe they have a legitimate grievance that has not been reconciled by such private conversation, they may pursue the matter by consulting with the department chair or associate chair and/or dean of the college in which the course is offered. Each college may have its own internal method of dealing with these matters.

After having exhausted all these means to resolve the matter informally and having found the grievance still unreconciled and still believing the grievance to be legitimate, the student may file a petition with the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, setting forth a full, fair account of the incident or circumstances giving rise to the grievance.

Alternately, if, in the judgment of the dean of the college and the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, the grievance is of such gravity or its resolution would have such impact on the welfare of students generally, or on the conduct of professional responsibilities in the university as to require even more formal safeguards for the aggrieved student and faculty member involved, the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs shall prescribe an appropriate procedure consonant with the university’s mission.

Grade Grievance

1. The assignment of a grade in a course is the responsibility of the faculty member and is based on the professional judgment of the faculty member. Except for issues of computation or discrimination, the faculty member’s grade determination is final.
   
   
2. Students having a grievance concerning a grade in a course should make every effort to resolve the issue with the faculty member who assigned the grade. Faculty members should attend to the concerns of the student and explain the basis for the grade assigned.