5.10 REASSESSMENT OF GRADES

Students have the right to request the reassessment of any grade, including a grade in a practicum course.

5.10.1 WHILE THE COURSE IS IN PROGRESS

A student who disagrees substantively with the grading of a piece of term work may ask the instructor to regrade it. If the grade is lowered or remains the same, the student may appeal to the head of the department offering the course (or, in nondepartmentalized faculties, to the dean or designate).

5.10.2 WHEN THE COURSE IS FINISHED

5.10.2.1 Informal Reassessment

A disagreement over a final grade should first be discussed with the instructor. The instructor will review the grading records and, if an error is found, the grade will be changed accordingly. A student who is unable to contact the instructor should contact the department head.

5.10.2.2 Formal Reassessment

If informal discussion fails to resolve the disagreement, the student may formally appeal for reassessment by submitting the following to the Registrar's Office:

1. a completed Reassessment of Final Grade form which may include a letter requesting reassessment;
2. the fee for reassessment (the fee will be reversed if the grade is raised by at least 5% as a result of the reassessment);
3. the original (graded) copy of all term work.
   

The Registrar’s Office sends the materials to the head of the department offering the course (or, in non-departmentalized faculties, to the dean or designate). The reassessment is first made by the original instructor, if available. If this does not result in a higher grade, a reassessment is made by one or, if possible, two other instructors in the same discipline. The department head, dean, or designate advises the Registrar’s Office of the result of the reassessment, and the Registrar’s Office notifies the student. Reassessment will not lower the original grade. (The underlined statement was deleted in error from previous calendars).

Reassessment will not lower the original grade.

A student who is unsatisfied with the result of the reassessment may discuss the matter with the Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs), Dr. William Riddell Centre Room 251, telephone (306) 585-4743, who will advise the student if there are any avenues for further appeal.

5.10.2.3 Deadline for Requesting a Reassessment

Formal requests for reassessment must be initiated by the student within 6 weeks of the date that the grade is posted to his or her web record.