UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS POLICIES, EXCERPTED
Excerpts from
SECTION 5: ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 2004-2005 CATALOG OF STUDIES
GRADE APPEAL STRUCTURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
If a student questions the fairness or accuracy of a grade, there is recourse through a student grade appeal structure. Disagreements shall be heard that allege the instructor’s policy was not applied consistently to all students, differed substantially from the announced policy, or that a policy was not announced. All grievances concerning course grades must be filed within one calendar year of the end of the term in which the grade that is being appealed was assigned.
STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
This procedure is designed to give all students a means by which an academically related complaint against an instructor other than that which is solely concerned with a grade (covered by the previous section) may be reviewed and acted upon in such a way as to protect the rights of both the student and the instructor. The procedure must be initiated within one calendar year of the occurrence of the cause for the complaint.
Guidelines: All committee discussions or hearings shall be private. Furthermore, every effort shall made to protect any person against discrimination as a result of statements or actions made in this procedure, but fraudulent or intentionally deceptive statements and/or allegation shall be considered an extremely serious violation of the procedures and could result in a recommendation for grave disciplinary measures. Nothing in this procedure may violate policies stated under “Appointments, Promotions, Tenure, Non-reappointment, and Dismissals” in the Faculty Handbook.