1. Within the first two weeks of the subsequent semester, the student will meet with the instructor. If a grade inaccuracy is determined, the instructor will process a grade change request.

2. If agreement cannot be reached, the student may contact the instructor’s department chair, in writing, within ten working days after the meeting with the instructor. If agreement is reached, a grade change request is processed. If there is no agreement, or if the instructor is also the department chair, go to the next step.

3. The student may appeal the decision to the associate academic dean (AAD), in writing, again within 10 working days. The AAD shall investigate carefully and render a decision, which shall be final. If the decision is to reconsider the grade:

a. The AAD shall, within 10 days, form a panel of uninvolved, tenured faculty from the instructor’s department. (From a designated pool, the AAD, the instructor, and the student will each select one member of the panel.)

b. The panel, within 30 days, will review all appropriate material and determine the final grade. The panel may retain the original grade or assign a new grade (which may be higher or lower than the grade in question), and it will so inform the records office.