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Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

(March 15, 1974)
(Revised: February 1986)
(Reaffirmed: 1992)

Preliminary Steps

  1. A student who believes that an unfair grade has been given to him/her in a particular course is expected to consult immediately with the course instructor in an effort to settle the grievance.
  2. Should Step 1 fail, the student is expected within one month from the beginning of classes in the term following receipt of the protested grade to file a detailed written complaint with the Department Chairman. The Chairman will formally acknowledge receipt thereof in writing and will meet with the course instructor in order to review the matter.
  3. Should Step 2 fail to resolve the issue satisfactorily, the Chairman will convene an ad hoc departmental review committee, consisting of
a) himself/herself as Chairman,
b) two members of the Department Executive Committee to be chosen by the Chairman,
c) two other students from the course (graduate or undergraduate, depending upon the level of the complaining student), selected by the student.

Review Procedures

  1. All disputed course work will be made available to the student, the instructor and the members of the Review Committee.
  2. The departmental Review Committee will invite the complainant and the instructor to appear at a hearing before it at the same time.
  3. The Review Committee will hear both sides of the case and render its decision by majority vote; in the event of a tie, the Chairman will cast the deciding vote.
a) If the complaint is determined to be unfounded, the complaining student will be so informed in writing.
b) If the instructor is found to have acted unfairly or improperly, the Committee will attempt to persuade the instructor to change the grade. Should this attempt prove unsuccessful, the Committee will then determine if some alternative action is acceptable, e.g., allowing the student to drop the course, permitting the course to be expunged from the record, or consenting to awarding partial credit for the course.

If all attempts fail and if the Committee remains convinced that the student has been graded unfairly or improperly, the Committee will (at its discretion) prepare a letter setting for its view of the instructor's conduct and forward the letter as a matter of record to the Department's Executive Committee or appropriate personnel committee. A letter will be prepared for the student, with a copy for the student's file.

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