GRADE APPEALS

Hours GPA 0-32 1.60 33-48 1.80 49 and Above 2.00

Academic Suspension. A student on academic probation whose cumulative grade point average falls below that indicated below, will be placed on academic suspension. The third consecutive semester of grades below probation but above suspension will result in suspension.

Hours GPA 0-32 1.40 33-48 1.60 49 and Above 2.00

Students on suspension may appeal for reinstatement to the Student Appeals Committee. Suspended students may not enroll at McMurry for a minimum of one full semester and must receive readmission approval before re-enrolling. Suspended students who are allowed to re-enroll are placed on probation for the semester in which they are readmitted.

The Application for Readmission is obtained from the Registrar’s Office and is processed through the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA), Vice President for Enrollment Management, and the Vice President for Financial Affairs. The VPAA will notify the student of the action taken on the Application for Readmission. Applications for Readmission should be submitted to the Registrar at least 7 days before the beginning of the semester for which the student desires readmission.

GRADE APPEALS

Grade appeals involve disputed course grades. If a student disagrees with the grade received in a class, he or she has the right to appeal using a formal appeal process. Grade appeals deal with the policies, as stated on the course syllabus, by which grades were to be determined. All grade appeals must thus be confined to class policy and the assignment of grades. Concerns or complaints about faculty attitudes, ideas, or behavior should be directed to the chair of the department offering the class or to the Dean of Students & Campus Life. If the chair is the subject of the complaint, the student should speak with the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The process for appealing a grade must be completed within 30 working days of the posting of the grade in question. In exceptional circumstances (e.g., an instructor being out of town or otherwise unavailable), the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Curriculum and Faculty Development (AVPAA-CFD) can extend the 30-day time limit. The process works as follows (except for graduate courses and courses taken in the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing):

1. Within a week of receiving the semester grade report with the grade in question, the student should contact the instructor of the course and determine if he or she reported the grade correctly. 2. If meeting with the instructor does not resolve the dispute, the student can proceed with the complaint by discussing the issue with the chair of the department. Depending on the situation, the chair may request a follow-up meeting to include the student and instructor. 3. If meeting with the chair does not resolve the dispute, the student can appeal to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Curriculum and Faculty Development (AVPAA-CFD). The student must submit documentation to the AVPAA-CFD consisting of the following materials: (1) A written statement of the issue and chronological review of past attempts to resolve it with the instructor and department chair; and (2) additional pertinent documentation in support of his or her argument, including a copy of the course syllabus and specific assignments or course work related to the complaint.