However, it is recognized that faculty too are subject to illness, emergencies, etc. If a student objects to his or her grade, the student should first discuss the matter with the instructor. If this discussion is unsatisfactory, the student has the right to approach the Head of Department, and call for a committee to be formed to examine the complaint. However, the Department is not authorized to change grades without the instructor's consent. Students have a right to a syllabus, distributed by no latter than the second meeting day for a course, which specifies all requirements for a course.
Students have the right to issue a formal complaint about inadequate teaching.
Complaints should be addressed to the Head of Department. Students have a right to elect a representative to attend Department meetings in matters that do not involve personnel issues. Studen ts are strictly obligated to not plagiarize or cheat in their academic work. The Department considers plagiarism to be a serious violation of academic ethics. Plagiarism is involved when one uses, without acknowledgment, the ideas of others.