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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 2786357" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>My wife is a professor. Short answer is that it varies from professor to professor and school to school. Longer answer is below. </p><p></p><p>Generally there are a couple of options. First, much of it will really depend on what the syllabus says and whether the grades were available to the student beforehand (i.e. Did they bother to calculate the grade themselves or rely on the professor getting back to them). Keep in mind, sometimes students skip class and miss a quiz, which often fills that 'lowest grade' drop spot. There are often 'participation points,' as well, which can move a grade up or down and often aren't assigned until the end of the class. </p><p></p><p>Second, many professors get inundated with grade change requests after grades are posted and often are only based on 'i deserve a better grade'. That is to say the professor might be working through the emails and having a hard time distinguishing between the legitimate requests and the others. Especially if it's a big class (think about how many emails a professor gets in a 400 person class, now imagine if they teach two classes that size). </p><p></p><p>If the professor has office hours then having the student take the time to go visit with the professor will likely go much farther towards resolving the issue than simply emailing and waiting for a response. </p><p></p><p>If neither of those work, and the student is sure he/she is in the right then the next step is likely to approach the department chair. He or she will be likely reach out to the professor and address the situation. </p><p></p><p>Finally, some places have a multiple step process for appealing a grade (most of which start with the professor, then the chair and then beyond). If it's a simple math issue then it will get resolved, but if there are subjective points, or questions about why an essay got a C instead of a B, then it could be more difficult to 'win'. </p><p></p><p>But honestly, if it's just a math issue then it will get corrected. Some schools also have rules in place that don't allow professors to just change grades after they are officially reported (think changing a star athlete's grade from a fail to a pass). It sometimes requires paperwork to get processed up the chain before it is reflected online.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 2786357, member: 277"] My wife is a professor. Short answer is that it varies from professor to professor and school to school. Longer answer is below. Generally there are a couple of options. First, much of it will really depend on what the syllabus says and whether the grades were available to the student beforehand (i.e. Did they bother to calculate the grade themselves or rely on the professor getting back to them). Keep in mind, sometimes students skip class and miss a quiz, which often fills that 'lowest grade' drop spot. There are often 'participation points,' as well, which can move a grade up or down and often aren't assigned until the end of the class. Second, many professors get inundated with grade change requests after grades are posted and often are only based on 'i deserve a better grade'. That is to say the professor might be working through the emails and having a hard time distinguishing between the legitimate requests and the others. Especially if it's a big class (think about how many emails a professor gets in a 400 person class, now imagine if they teach two classes that size). If the professor has office hours then having the student take the time to go visit with the professor will likely go much farther towards resolving the issue than simply emailing and waiting for a response. If neither of those work, and the student is sure he/she is in the right then the next step is likely to approach the department chair. He or she will be likely reach out to the professor and address the situation. Finally, some places have a multiple step process for appealing a grade (most of which start with the professor, then the chair and then beyond). If it's a simple math issue then it will get resolved, but if there are subjective points, or questions about why an essay got a C instead of a B, then it could be more difficult to 'win'. But honestly, if it's just a math issue then it will get corrected. Some schools also have rules in place that don't allow professors to just change grades after they are officially reported (think changing a star athlete's grade from a fail to a pass). It sometimes requires paperwork to get processed up the chain before it is reflected online. [/QUOTE]
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