Eastern Illinois University
faculty members are responsible for assigning appropriate grades. The
University will not review the judgment of a faculty member in assessing
the quality of students' work. If, however, a student believes
that a faculty member improperly assigned a semester grade due to one
or more of the Grounds for Grade Appeal, as described below, the student
may appeal the grade by following the procedures described in the Grade
Appeal Policy. Students are responsible for reading the Grade
Appeal Policy and for complying with all procedures and meeting
the deadlines established in the policy. All grade appeals are
handled individually.
Grounds for Grade Appeal
The procedures described in the Grade Appeal Policy are available only for appeal of a semester or term grade based on one or more of the following reasons:
- A mathematical error in calculation of the grade or clerical error in recording of the grade that remains uncorrected;
- The assignment of a grade to a particular student by application of more exacting requirements than were applied to other students in the course;
- The assignment of a grade to a particular student on some basis other than performance in the course;
- The assignment of a grade by a substantial departure
from the faculty member's previously announced standards.
Step 1 - Informal Conference with Faculty Member
Before initiating a formal grade appeal, a student who believes that
a semester or term grade was improperly assigned must confer promptly
with the faculty member who assigned the grade. If the conference does
not result in a mutually agreeable resolution, the student may request
formal review of the grade as described in Step
2, Formal Grade Appeal Request, below.
If the faculty member who assigned the grade is not available -- because
of sabbatical, resignation, reassignment or other reason -- the student
should contact the chair of the department in which the course was offered.
(Go to the list of Departments
and Chairs.) If the chair determines the faculty member
is not available for informal conference, the chair will authorize
the student to proceed with the
formal grade appeal.
Step 2: Formal Grade Appeal Request
A student may request a grade appeal only by completing all of the
following steps:
- Complete a Grade Appeal Request using Form
1 available at the Grade Appeal web site;
- Make copies of any relevant support materials; and
- Submit hard copies (paper documents) of the completed "Grade
Appeal Request" and support materials to the chair of the department
in which the course was offered. (Go to list of Departments
and Chairs.)
The "Grade
Appeal Request" and support materials must be received by the
department chair no later than the following:
- For a course taken in the fall semester, the Grade Appeal
Request must be received no later than the Midterm Day of
the following spring term.
- For a course taken in the spring semester or summer term, the Grade
Appeal Request must be received no later than the Midterm
Day of the following fall term.
If no mutally agreeable decision is reached at the end of Step 2, the student
may request Review
by the College Grade Appeal Committee (CGAC).
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