Final Grades

Final grades are compiled by the Office of the Registrar at the end of each semester. The Office of the Registrar cannot issue grades by telephone. No grades or transcripts are issued to students until all financial, administrative, and library obligations are met.

Errors in grades must be called to the attention of the Registrar within the next semester from the date on which grades were issued.

Grade appeals must be made within ten (10) days of the beginning of the following semester, inclusive of summer semester. The student should follow this process:

1. First, the student should consult the instructor to discuss the situation and attempt to arrive at a solution.
2. If the student cannot arrive at a solution with the instructor or cannot reach the instructor, the student should contact the instructor’s department Chair and attempt to arrive at a solution.
3. If the student cannot arrive at a solution with either the instructor or the appropriate department Chair, then the student may submit a written statement of the problem with the grade to the Chief Academic Officer, with a copy given to the instructor and Chair. After meeting with the student and the instructor, the Chief Academic Officer considers the grade appeal. Copies of all materials that have been considered to date must be submitted to the Chief Academic Officer. Failure to submit all documentation with the appeal results in the appeal’s not being considered by the Chief Academic Officer.
4. The decision of the Chief Academic Officer related to the grade appeal is final.
5. The student is informed in writing of the decision of the Chief Academic Officer.

Faculty members have six months after the last day of the semester to submit a change of grade for that semester to the Office of the Registrar. Requests for grade changes after the six-month period must have the approval of the Chief Academic Officer.