Matters regarding grading disputes of assessments within a specific course or other requirement shall include all concerns related to specific grades received or the processes by which grades are determined.
Except under unusual circumstances, all grades (including the final grade for cumulative course performance) will be determined by the Course Director. When extraordinary circumstances bring a student to seek an appeal of a decision regarding a course grade, the student must seek solutions through the following administrative channels, entering at the appropriate level and proceeding first to resolve the concern with the course director and second by submitting a formal appeal. All appeals must meet the Conditions for Appeal defined in the MSBS Student Appeals Policy (new information, disparate sanctions, and/or procedural error) and decisions must be in writing using the MSBS Appeals Template. Appealing a faculty judgment decision, such as a performance rating on a rubric, is not permitted.