Students at UNC Charlotte have the right to appeal a final course grade under certain conditions. As soon as possible after the student receives the formal grade report of a final grade that the student believes is incorrect, the student shall first discuss it with the instructor who assigned the grade. If the student is unable to resolve the grievance over a final course grade through consultation with the instructor, a written request for review of the course grade shall be submitted to the Chair of the Department or the Director of the interdisciplinary degree program in which the course was taught. Written requests for review of a final course grade by a department chair or program director must be submitted within the first four weeks of the next regular academic semester. Requests for review submitted after the deadline will be heard only in exceptional cases as determined by the Dean of the college in which the appealed course grade occurred.
Students requesting a grade review assume the burden of proof.
Evidence might include papers, tests, syllabi, or written documentation from witnesses. The student must demonstrate that the instructor applied irrelevant or impermissible criteria in evaluating the student's academic performance, that the instructor failed to follow his or her course evaluation standards, or that the course grade was assigned as the result of a clear and material mistake in calculating or recording grades. That the student simply disagrees with the assigned grade does not constitute a basis for a review. Students can obtain advice and assistance from the Dean of Students on how to request a grade review. Falsification or fabrication of information by the student in support of a final course grade appeal can cause the student to be subject to disciplinary action under the Code of Student Academic Integrity.