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(2) After six (6) months following the end of the semester or session in which the grade is recorded, the grade may not be grieved and is no longer subject to the grade grievance process.
B. FailuretosubmitFormAwithinthespecifiedtimeframeshallconstitutethestudent as having waived their right to file a grade grievance for that complaint.
STEP 3: MEETING WITH SCHOOL DEAN
Within ten (10) instructional days from receiving Form A, the School Dean will convene a meeting with the student and the instructor to whom the grade grievance was filed against and attempt, in good faith, to resolve the grievance through the consultative process. At the conclusion of the meeting with the School Dean, the School Dean will complete and sign the bottom portion of Form A for the student.
A. Ifthemeetingbetweenthestudent,theinstructor,andtheSchoolDeandoesnot result in an agreed upon resolution, the student grievant may proceed to the next step of the grade grievance process by submitting a Formal Grievance Request (Form B) with the Office of Student Affairs.
(1) The student must submit Form B within ten (10) instructional days after meeting with the School Dean.
B. FailuretosubmitFormBwithinthespecifiedframelimitshallconstitutethestudent as having waived their right to file a grade grievance for that complaint.
Section V – Formal Level (Form B)
If the student has not been able to resolve the grade grievance at the informal level, the student may proceed to the formal level of the grade grievance process. The formal level includes submitting Formal Grievance Request (Form B), the review of Form B and supporting documents by the Office of Student Affairs and the Grade Grievance Hearing Panel, and a Grade Grievance Hearing.
The student must complete and provide proof that all steps in the informal level were complete in good faith prior to filing a Formal Grievance Request (Form B), including Form A signed by the School Dean.
STEP 4: SUBMITTING FORMAL GRIEVANCE REQUEST (FORM B)
Within ten (10) instructional days after meeting with the School Dean, the student shall submit a Formal Grievance Request (Form B), found within the Student Grievance Packet, with the Office of Student Affairs.
A. AlongwithsubmittingFormB,thestudentshallalsoincludeacopyofthecompleted Form A and the written statement of grievance, and all documentation supporting their grievance.
STEP 5: REVIEW OF FORM B BY THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Within five (5) instructional days from receiving Form B, the Office of Student Affairs shall review Form B together with the supporting documentation supplied by the student to assure that the request is filed within the appropriate time frame required for a formal grievance request.
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