Grade Appeals

Any non-curricular issues or complaints should be directed to the Dean of Students office.

Should your grade appeal be based on discrimination or harassment, this should be directed to UNT Equal Opportunity & Title IX (EO/TIX). 

If a low grade is the result of an academic integrity violation (e.g. cheating, plagiarism, etc), the appropriate process is an Appeal of Academic Integrity.

Understanding the academic organizational structure and appropriate Chain of Command is important when resolving class-related issues. When you need problems resolved, you should start with your individual faculty member who will then help you navigate the Chain of Command shown below.

(see UNT Policy 06.040 Grade Appeals)

 

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How does the Grade Appeal process work?

 

Any student who believes a grade has been inequitably awarded should first contact the instructor who awarded the grade to discuss the issue and attempt to resolve the differences.

If the instructor and the student are not able to come to an agreement, the student has 30 days from the first day of the term following the semester in which the grade was earned to file an appeal with the chair of the instructor's department. 

A grade appeal case should be resolved within five weeks (35 calendar days) of the chair's receipt of the written appeal.

 

Step 1 - Instructor

Student must discuss in writing the course grade with the instructor in an attempt to resolve the issue. No later than 10 calendar days after the start of the following academic term.

Step 2 - Department or Associate Chair

Student must initiate a formal grade appeal in writing to the Department or Associate Chair within five weeks (35 calendar days) of the date the grade was officially posted. The chair refers the appeal to a faculty committee within 7 calendar days of receiving the formal appeal.

Send an email to CSEGradeAppeal@unt.edu to initiate the Formal Appeal to the Department or Associate Chair.

Please note, your appeal request and all attached information will be sent to the instructor as part of the appeal and review process.

Step 3 - Faculty Committee

The Faculty Committee will review the appeal and give the final resolution to the Chair.

Step 4 - Department Chair

The department chair notifies both student and instructor of the final resolution to change or not change the grade.

Step 5 - Associate Dean

If either student or instructor believes there was a procedural error in the process, that party may request reconsideration on procedural grounds by filing a written request for review to the dean within 7 calendar days of having received notice of the resolution.

This request must specifically state the procedural grounds for requesting the reconsideration. If the dean determines that the procedures were followed, the dean responds in writing that the faculty committee's determination has been upheld. The decision of the dean is final

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Stephanie Ludi