Course expectations and criteria must be faithful to the catalog descriptions of the course and clearly stated in the course syllabus, 大纲, or individual study agreement. The faculty member is responsible to correct clerical errors as they occur. There may be instances where you disagree with an instructor’s actions. In such cases, your first place of complaint is to the faculty member. Student appeals of faculty decisions must be in writing. The intent is always to resolve the appeal at the most immediate level, and academic appeals are allowed only on grounds of unfair treatment against the stated standards, not against the professional judgment of the faculty member.
上诉过程
西雅图 Pacific University provides a process whereby you may appeal an academic decision, 包括, 但不限于, grades 网易彩票app课程活动; 评估; 课程成绩; decisions on program admissions; and decisions on fulfillment of program and graduation requirements.
- You may make an academic appeal only on grounds of unfair treatment against the stated standards, not against the professional judgment of the faculty member(s).
- The intent is always to resolve the appeal at the most immediate level.
- If a resolution cannot be obtained at the first level, the process moves to the next level.
In each case, bring the appeal in writing to the person or committee who made the original decision. If a resolution is not obtained at that level, you may appeal to the next level in the school or University administrative structure.
Guidelines for academic appeals
- The student must make the appeal in writing within five calendar days after receiving the decision from the faculty member or committee. (上诉 on final grades must be submitted within one quarter of the grade being awarded.)
- At each level, the parties will attempt to resolve the issue according to ethical practices, accreditation standards, and University policy.
- As the person making the appeal, 学生 should provide the necessary supportive information to substantiate the appeal.
- If for any reason a case is appealed beyond the faculty member or faculty committee, an appeal file shall be created. This file will contain written documentation related to the case 包括, 但不限于, 学生’s written appeal and the faculty response. The appeal file shall be open to all principals in the case, 包括 学生 appellant.
上诉级别
For appeals on academic decisions such as grades 网易彩票app课程活动, 评估, 课程成绩, and decisions on program admissions, the levels to be followed in order are:
- Faculty member(s) at the course level
- Department Chair (if applicable)
- 迪安 (Graduate Director first if graduate student)
- Vice 教务长 for Academic Affairs
- 教务长
Academic petitions regarding general University matters such as decisions on graduation requirements or other Catalog academic regulations may be made in the following order:
- 办公室 of Student Academic Services (Graduate Director if graduate student)
- The Curriculum Committee
- 迪安
- Vice 教务长 for Academic Affairs
- 教务长
The decision of the 教务长 in any student appeal shall be final.
可接受的证据
Most academic complaints will be resolved at the level of conference between 学生 and the faculty member. In the exceptional case when 学生 appeals a decision, the complaint must be in writing. Before a judgment of error is made against the faculty member, the faculty member will be informed of the appeal and given opportunity to respond. Recollections of advice and agreements can be undependable and may reflect what the individual intended or expected, rather than what actually transpired; therefore, formal 评估 from a class, course syllabi or assignment sheets, the University catalog, or other forms of written documentation to which both 学生 and the faculty member had access at the time, will be the most 可接受的证据 for a student academic appeal.