Academic Policies & Procedures

Appeals

School of Education Appeals Committee

Students who wish to appeal decisions concerning admission to teacher education or retention in teacher education, or who seek a waiver for a requirement in a specific program, must follow this appeals process:
  1. Submit all appeals to the School of Education Appeals Committee by letter or e-mail to the Assistant Dean for Program Assessment in the School of Education.
  2. If a student has a concern about the quality of teaching or grade in a course in which he or she is enrolled in the School of Education, the student should follow this process:
  • Discuss those concerns with the instructor. If that discussion does not resolve the student’s concerns, the student should:
  • Schedule a meeting with the appropriate department chair.
  • If deemed necessary, submit an appeal to the School of Education’s Appeals Committee.

Students should contact the Assistant Dean for Assessment in the School of Education for information about filing an appeal. 

Grievance Hearing Committee  The purpose of the School of Education’s Grievance Hearing Committee is to provide a five-member hearing board for any student who believes that his/her rights, as defined in Part I of Indiana University’s Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct, have been violated by a member of the faculty or administration. After considering the appeal during a formal hearing, the hearing board votes in private and forwards its recommendation for action to the dean of the School of Education, who makes final disposition of the appeal in the School of Education. Should the student wish to appeal further, the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct provides an avenue through the Dean of Students (see below for details).


Grievance Jurisdiction  The Grievance Hearing Committee hears appeals in the following categories:

  • Violations of “Individual Rights” and “Academic Affairs,” as defined in Parts I.A. and B. of the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. These include:
  • Individual Rights (I.A.1-5)
  • Citizenship Rights
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation
  • Racial Harassment
  • Academic Affairs (I.B.1-5)
  • Provision of advising for academic planning
  • Classes conducted in accordance with the Indiana University Code of Academic Ethics
  • Freedom to raise issues and express ideas or opinions relevant to classroom work
  • Sensitivity by faculty to student personal or political beliefs, and protection of privacy of student information
  • Ethical behavior of faculty in relationships with students
  • Academic misconduct, as defined in the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (Part III.A.). This includes:
    • cheating
    • fabrication
    • plagiarism
    • interference
    • violation of course rules
    • facilitating academic dishonesty
  • Grades in a course - if the student feels the grade is a result of bias or discrimination 
  • Terms and conditions of associate instructor and graduate assistant appointments

The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct distinguishes between personal misconduct and academic misconduct. Appeals regarding personal misconduct are not within the jurisdiction of the IUPUI Grievance Hearing Committee and are handled by the Dean of Students according to the Code (VI.D).

Grade Replacement Policy: Policy and Procedure on Course Reenrollment and Recalculation of Student Grade Point Average

The University Faculty Council has stated that
Any undergraduate who has retaken a course previously failed shall have only the second grade in that course counted in the determination of the overall grade point average by the Office of Records and Admissions. The student’s transcript shall record both grades. Any grade point average calculated in accord with this policy shall be marked replaced denoting that a grade has been replaced by the grade in the course when taken subsequently.

The policy can take effect only if the course was taken at IUPUI and repeated after the beginning of the academic year 1976-77. The IUPUI School of Education grade replacement policy has been revised, effective since fall 1996. The new policy allows approved undergraduate students seeking their first degree to repeat a maximum of 15 credit hours subject to school/division approval. Students may not replace courses in the education blocks or student teaching. Students in education must submit a petition form before the policy can take effect. Petitions are available from The Office of Student Support and Diversity, 3131 Education/Social Work Building.
Determination of GPA

The School of Education uses the grade point average (GPA) indicated on the advising system for all audits, including those for admission to the Teacher Education program, probation and dismissal, and graduation.

Note: Only credit hours are transferred to Indiana University. However, the grades made in courses taken at Indiana Unviersity and other universities will be used to compute GPAs for purposes of admission to the teacher education programs.

Grade Change Appeal

Students wishing to appeal a grade in any course offered by the School of Education should follow the IUPUI grade appeal procedure as outlined in this bulletin. Grade appeal forms are available online from registrar.iupui.edu.

A student’s request to have a grade in a course offered by the School of Education changed from a grade of F to Withdrawn (W) will be granted only if one or more of the following conditions exists:

  1. The student has provided official documentation of a medical emergency that prevented the student from attending and officially withdrawing from the course.
  2. The student was a first-semester freshman and never attended the class.

If a student feels there were other extenuating circumstances that prevented him or her from attending and/or officially withdrawing from the course, he or she may write a letter of appeal to the School of Education Appeals Committee. Any available official documentation pertaining to the extenuating circumstances should be included with the letter of appeal.

Grades petitions in undergraduate courses will not be consider for concluded courses older than 5 years. Exception will only be considered if an extremely serious and documented circumstance (e.g., coma, unmanageable schizophrenia, etc.) literally prevented the student from filing the petition within the 5-year period.

Good Standing

A student is determined to be in “good standing” in the School of Education when the undergraduate grade point average (GPA) meets or surpasses the minimum 2.50 standard, and when the student has no pending issues with the Office of Program Evaluation and Assessment.

Bulletin Designation

Students must meet requirements for graduation and licensure as stated by the school in the IUPUI Campus Bulletin at the time of initial enrollment, or as set forth in any subsequent bulletin. Students are expected to meet requirements of a single bulletin.


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