Grading

Maintaining Grades

Berkeley College utilizes Canvas as a learning management system for all its courses. In order for students to be fully informed of the grades they receive in a course, it is imperative that the grades be entered using the Grades function in Canvas. While faculty may be providing students with their grades in a timely fashion, the Grades function in Canvas ensures that grades are available electronically to students and assists in calculating final grades for the course. 

Submitting Grades

It is required that final grades be posted to the Grades area in Canvas and be posted online via Faculty Self-Service by the date published in the Faculty Calendar for each term.  

Grade Appeals

A student wishing to appeal a course grade must submit a completed grade appeal eForm to the faculty member by the end of the first week of the academic term following posting of the disputed grade. When a student submits this eForm to the faculty member, an email is sent to the faculty member with a link that brings up the appeal form for a response. The faculty member will respond to the student's appeal as soon as practical but no later than two weeks. All responses should be entered into the grade appeal eForm. 

Should the student disagree with the faculty member's decision, then no later than two weeks after receiving the faculty member's decision, the student may appeal that decision to the Department Chair or Director. The Chair/Director will respond to the student's appeal as soon as practical but no longer than two weeks and shall have the authority to modify the grade as the Chair/Director may deem appropriate. Should the student disagree with the Chair's decision, then - and only then - no later than two weeks after receiving the Chair's decision, the student may submit a final appeal to the Dean of the School. The Dean will respond to the student as soon as practical, but no later than two weeks and shall have the authority to modify the grade as she or he deems appropriate. The Dean's decision shall be final. 

When submitting an appeal to either the Department Chair/Director or the Dean of the School, the student should continue to use and submit the original appeal eForm, containing the response received from the faculty member and, if submitting to the Dean, the response received from the Department Chair/Director. The student should indicate on the eForm why the student believes the faculty member's decision was in error. 

The procedures are set forth in the Catalog (Academic Policies).