22.1 Final Grade Appeal

A student who believes that a final grade has been inequitably awarded should file an appeal at the Registrar’s office by completing the “Grade Appeal Form” within 14 days following the announcement of the grades by the Registrar. The Grade Appeal form is available in the Registrar’s office or alternatively may be downloaded from the UD webpage.

The Registrar will forward the appeal to the concerned Dean for action. The Dean will appoint two faculty members (not including the course instructor) to review the final exam paper and schedule a meeting time convenient for all concerned parties. The faculty members selected may be non-subject related.

Procedure to review the exam paper:

The two faculty members must sit face-to-face with the student to review individual questions by comparing the student’s answer sheet with:

• The sample answer sheet,
• The answer sheet of an A grade student, and
• The answer sheet of a B grade student.

This review must be completed within five working days upon receiving the appeal from the Registrar’s office. The student must be informed in writing by the Dean of the results of the appeal within two days after the review. The Dean will report any change in the grade(s) to the Registrar’s office using the “Grade Change Form”. The decision is final.

Disciplinary Sanction Appeal

A student may appeal only once a sanction, imposed by the Student Investigation Committee (SIC), only if s/he can provide additional information/new evidences to support his/her case by filling out the “General Petition Form”. The student should submit the form with supporting documents to the Director of Student & Alumni Affairs (SAA) who will forward them to the UD President. Grounds for appeal include:

• Misapplication or misinterpretation of the rule alleged to have been violated.
• Discovery of substantial new facts which were not available at the time of the hearing.
• Disciplinary sanction imposed is grossly disproportionate to the violation committed; this is applicable only when there is no current policy for the violation.
• Procedural errors which are prejudicial and which were committed during the disciplinary meeting or hearing.

If deemed appropriate, the UD President will then form a new committee to look again into the case and submit its findings to him. The student may not appeal the second decision.