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After grade disputes have proceeded through the above outlined appellate channels,
a student may appeal their grade dispute to the Academic Appeals Committee. A
request for a hearing must be submitted in writing to the chairperson of the
Academic Appeals Committee. The hearing will be conducted on the TVCC Athens
campus and attended only by those persons authorized by the committee
chairperson. Should the appeal process involve a dispute in an online course, the
hearing may be arranged to be conducted virtually. Neither the student nor the
College will have an attorney present. This is not an adversarial process.
The committee will decide whether the credit course grade imposed in a particular
case is justified and either agree with it or recommend an alternate course of action
to the vice president for instruction. It is expected that, except in unusual
circumstances, the vice president for instruction will implement the
recommendation of the committee.
The Academic Appeals Committee is a standing committee of the College. For each
hearing the membership of the committee is composed of a chairperson, who does
not vote unless there is a tie, three faculty/staff members appointed by the
president, one member of the administrative staff appointed by the president and
three students selected by the chairperson of the Academic Appeals Committee.
Decisions are made by majority vote. The Academic Appeals Committee chair
notifies the student and college officials, in writing, of the decision reached by the
committee. This written decision will usually be made within 10 class days of the
hearing.
Appeals to the Academic Appeals Committee must be filed with the vice president of
instruction no later than the last regular class day of the next long semester after
receiving the grade. Failure to comply with this deadline will waive the student’s
right to appeal.
GRADE APPEAL ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE – LEVEL THREE
If the outcome of the conference with the Academic Appeals Committee is not to the
student’s satisfaction, the student has 10 College business days to file a written
Notice of Appeal and to request a conference with the vice president for instruction.
The appeal notice must be filed in writing within 10 days of the date of the academic
appeals response. The requested conference will be scheduled within 10 College
business days of the receipt of the written Notice of Appeal and the request for a
conference. The vice president of instruction may set reasonable time limits for the
conference.
The administrator with whom the level three conference was held will have 10
College business days following the conference to provide the student with a written
response of the decision.
