TAMIU Student Handbook 2019-2020

Page 22 of 86 memorandum briefly describing the student’s behavior, as well as a copy of the written summary of the faculty’s discussion with the student and any other related material, should be forwarded to the SCCE for review. A copy of all material sent to the SCCE should be provided to the faculty member’s academic Dean (or their designee) and to the student’s academic Dean (or their designee). Section 4.02 Disputes over Academic Matters Faculty members are responsible for determining course curricula, for developing appropriate methods of evaluating student learning, for evaluating fairly, for upholding academic standards, and for enforcing procedures concerning academic honesty. Decisions made by faculty members regarding the quality or integrity of student work, including decisions about course grades, are presumed to be proper and final (unless the student files a successful grade appeal). In cases of academic dishonesty students may be subject to both to grade sanctions and disciplinary action (see Student Violations of Academic Integrity below). Students who believe that they have grounds for challenging faculty decisions regarding academic issues--excepting those pertaining to matters of academic freedom-- may appeal using the procedure outlined below. Facultymembers are required to report acts of academic dishonesty to their chair, their Dean, the Provost, the Honor Council (through the Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement), and the Vice President for Student Success. Grade sanctions may be imposed only by faculty members . Academic suspension or expulsion may be imposed only by the Provost. As with disputes about course grades, students may appeal grade sanctions imposed for academic dishonesty only by following the procedure outlined below. Students should not attempt to persuade academic administrators to change a grade; they cannot and will not do it unless a student follows the grade appeal policy below and is successful in persuading either the faculty member for the course or an ad-hoc committee of faculty members that a change is warranted. Student appeals of faculty academic decisions should be completed within 15 University business days after the student’s first meeting with the faculty member to question the faculty member’s decision. 1. The student must first meet with the faculty member and discuss the faculty member’s decision. This meeting should occur as soon as possible after the decision has been made, normally within one week of the student being notified of the decision. The faculty member is expected to listen to the student, provide an explanation for the decision, and change the grade or decision if the student’s argument is persuasive. To change final course grades, a faculty member must submit