2008 Woodie Awards
ISU Student Appeals Process explained
Sharla Miyashiro ; Mass Communications Student
Issue date: 4/20/05 Section: News
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A D is a D - unless you have a really good reason to challenge a grade and know how to appeal it.
There is a way for students to have a chance at changing a final grade. Associate Dean of Students and Student Appeals Advisor, Ernie Natzger said.
"Students should go through the Student Appeals process to be assured that they get fair treatment," Naftzger said.
Students need a legitimate reason to win the appeal, Naftzger said.
Reasons like: "I went to class everyday and did all the work" and "The teacher is a terrible professor" won't be considered for appeals, Naftzger said.
Legitimate reasons to appeal a final grade are a miscalculation in points, if a student didn't receive a grade for an assignment that was completed or if an incorrect grade was received on an assignment.
A student can start the appeals process by going in to the Student Affairs office or contacting Naftzger. Naftzger will discuss the issues and explain the appeals process to the student. Students should start the process by the end of the following semester in which the final grade was received, Naftzger said.
The summer semester isn't considered for the appeals process. If a student is unhappy with a grade received during the spring semester, students have until the end of the following fall semester to start the appeals.
Naftzger advises the student through the initial informal process. During the informal process the student meets with the instructor, the chairperson of the department and the dean of the college.
If the grade cannot be resolved anything during the informal process, the student must go in front of a representative board.
The Scholastic Appeals Board is made up of faculty members who are appointed by an Academic Standards Council, a representative from the Student Affairs Office and students appointed by a group of ASISU senators.
Naftzger said that 45 to 50 percent of the students who go through the entire appeals process are successful.
Faculty members established the appeals process. Naftzger said he thinks appeals started about 30 years ago.
It started at the department level and then changed to campus wide, Naftzger said.
Naftzger said that many students do not know that ISU offers the appeals program and are surprised when told that they have an opportunity to change a final grade. Naftzger said that about 2 to 3 students a semester go through the whole process.
"I didn't know that-it's great!" Emily Roth said.
Roth is a third year student, majoring in psychology. She has repeated several classes without knowing about the Scholastic Appeals program. She said she will consider her options now that she's aware of the program.
There is a way for students to have a chance at changing a final grade. Associate Dean of Students and Student Appeals Advisor, Ernie Natzger said.
"Students should go through the Student Appeals process to be assured that they get fair treatment," Naftzger said.
Students need a legitimate reason to win the appeal, Naftzger said.
Reasons like: "I went to class everyday and did all the work" and "The teacher is a terrible professor" won't be considered for appeals, Naftzger said.
Legitimate reasons to appeal a final grade are a miscalculation in points, if a student didn't receive a grade for an assignment that was completed or if an incorrect grade was received on an assignment.
A student can start the appeals process by going in to the Student Affairs office or contacting Naftzger. Naftzger will discuss the issues and explain the appeals process to the student. Students should start the process by the end of the following semester in which the final grade was received, Naftzger said.
The summer semester isn't considered for the appeals process. If a student is unhappy with a grade received during the spring semester, students have until the end of the following fall semester to start the appeals.
Naftzger advises the student through the initial informal process. During the informal process the student meets with the instructor, the chairperson of the department and the dean of the college.
If the grade cannot be resolved anything during the informal process, the student must go in front of a representative board.
The Scholastic Appeals Board is made up of faculty members who are appointed by an Academic Standards Council, a representative from the Student Affairs Office and students appointed by a group of ASISU senators.
Naftzger said that 45 to 50 percent of the students who go through the entire appeals process are successful.
Faculty members established the appeals process. Naftzger said he thinks appeals started about 30 years ago.
It started at the department level and then changed to campus wide, Naftzger said.
Naftzger said that many students do not know that ISU offers the appeals program and are surprised when told that they have an opportunity to change a final grade. Naftzger said that about 2 to 3 students a semester go through the whole process.
"I didn't know that-it's great!" Emily Roth said.
Roth is a third year student, majoring in psychology. She has repeated several classes without knowing about the Scholastic Appeals program. She said she will consider her options now that she's aware of the program.