Pre-clerkship Grade Clarification and Appeal Procedure

If disagreement on a final MED course grade exists between the course director and the student, the following guidelines govern grade appeals.

1. Within five business days after posting the final course grade, the student must submit a written communication, via their college email, to the course director, outlining the reason(s) for the grade appeal, and requesting a meeting to review his or her course grade. At the meeting, the course requirements and grading policies, and the student’s performance will be reviewed.

2. Within five business days of the student-course director meeting, the course director will inform the student of their decision. The decision may be to maintain the original grade or to change and submit an amended grade to the Office of Academic Records.

3. If the student believes he/she was not accorded academic standards, or the decision regarding the final grade was arbitrary, capricious, or reflective of bias, the student has five business days after receiving the course director’s decision to appeal the decision to the Deputy Dean for Medical Education or his/her designee. A request to appeal must be made via written communication, using the college email account requesting a meeting to review his/her course grade.

4. After the review, the Deputy Dean or designee will have 5 business days to inform the student of his/her decision. The designee can advise the course director to maintain the original grade or to submit an amended grade to the Office of Academic Records.

The decision of the Deputy Dean or designee will be final. No further institutional recourse to appeal a grade is available to the student.