Matters regarding grading disputes of assessments within a specific course or other requirement shall include all concerns related to specific grades received or the processes by which grades are determined.
Except under unusual circumstances, all grades (including the final grade for cumulative course performance) will be determined by the Course Director. When extraordinary circumstances bring a student to seek an appeal of a decision regarding a course grade, the student must seek solutions through the following administrative channels, entering at the appropriate level and proceeding in the order stated below. All appeals and decisions must be in writing.
- Course Director(s);
- Assistant Deans of Preclinical Education for OMS I and II or Assistant/Associate Deans of Clinical Education, as appropriate, for OMS III and IV (Final level of appeal)
Students seeking to resolve a grading concern through the administrative channels above must initiate formal action in writing within five business days from the date the final grades are submitted. The written appeal must state the circumstances surrounding the grade dispute, with specificity. Review of a student problem and complaint at each administrative level will be carried out as expediently as possible. If the student is not satisfied with the decision, he or she may appeal to the next administrative level. If the student chooses to continue the appeal, this must be done in writing within five business days of the date the decision was rendered at each level of the appeal, excluding weekends and official school holidays.