Remedial Work Due dates for NAPP re-writes are noted in the Academic Dates Calendar (see page 6) Not Approved (NAPP) Paper Appeals Process When a student wishes to appeal a professor’s formal evaluation of his or her work, the following steps should be taken: 1. The student should raise his or her concerns with the professor who evaluated the work and should attempt to resolve the issue directly. 2. If that is not possible, the student or the professor should contact the Dean, who will request an evaluation of the student’s work by another professor competent in the discipline. If the Dean is the professor in question, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council will act in that capacity. 3. If either the student or the professor is dissatisfied with the results of the second evaluation, either may register their dissent with the Dean. The Dean will bring it to the Dean’s Advisory Council, and the decision of that body will be final and binding. If the Dean is the professor in question, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council will act in that role. If the professor in question is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee, the professor will recuse him or herself. Not Approved (NAPP) and Final Grade Appeals Process Students who do not satisfactorily meet attendance, participation or competency requirements will receive a Not Approved for the course. Students have the right to appeal final grades received in courses, if there are discrepancies between evaluations on assignments and the final grade. An appeal must be filed with the Dean’s Advisory Council by the end of the Term following the Term in which the NAPP grade or disputed letter grade was received. The Dean’s Advisory Council will make decisions regarding remediation of all appeals. In the event of an unsuccessful appeal, options that are possible include: • Re-taking the course (this is the normal option), • Taking an alternative course or course of action which will allow the student to achieve the competency in a different way; this includes the possibility of tutorial work or independent study in some cases, • In exceptional cases, designating an aegrotat grade for documented medical or extenuating personal circumstances upon the advice of the Dean’s Advisory Committee and at the discretion of the Dean. Missing Evaluations If course work is graded but missing from a student’s record, the student should report this situation to the Registrar’s Office. The student should also check with the faculty member to whom the work was submitted and then, if necessary, speak to the Dean, giving pertinent information such as the student’s name, the title of the paper, details regarding the assignment, the faculty member to whom it was submitted and the date on which it was submitted. The Dean will then notify the faculty member concerned that he or she has one week to evaluate the paper and return it to the Dean. Guidelines for VST Intensives Students must plan for a full-time schedule (morning, afternoon and evening expectations) during the Intensive period. It will not be possible for students to work part-time during the Intensive weeks. Intensive expectations include: substantial pre-reading assignments; reading and full participation in classes during the intensive week(s); research and course assignments before, during and/or after the intensive class period. Students should consider the requirements for the Intensive course to span the full period of the Term in which the Intensive falls. 100% attendance and completion of the final evaluation (paper or project) is required to receive credit for an Intensive module. No required course will be offered only in Intensive modular format.
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