MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
                                    GRADE APPEAL POLICY



Procedures for an appeal:

1. A student may appeal a final grade which the student believes is inaccurate
    provided that this action is initiated before the end of the first week of 
    classes of the semester immediately following the semester in which
    the grade under appeal was awarded.

2. The student is expected, first of all, to try to resolve the problem with the
    instructor.  If this does not lead to resolution, the student may appeal the
    case, in writing, to the Chair of the Department, stating the reasons why the
    grade should be changed.  The student will be required to submit all of his/her
    work for the course (examinations, tests, term papers, etc.), and if the
    instructor is in possession of some of these written materials, the teacher will
    also submit the materials to the Chair of the Department.

3. If, after a preliminary investigation, the Chair (or Chair's delegate)
    determines that the grade awarded by the instructor was correct, the Chair
    will inform the student that no further departmental action will be taken and
    that the grade will stand. 

4. If, after a preliminary investigation, the Chair (or Chair's delegate)
    determines that further consideration of the grade is necessary, the Chair will
    appoint a review committee of 2-3 regular members of the Department to
    examine the grade. 

5. The committee will examine the written evidence and will consult the instructor
    and the student, if it considers this desirable. 

6. The committee will render one of two possible decisions:

             1) The grade given was just, and will stand.

             2) The grade was, in the opinion of the committee, unjust and a
                 departmental grade will be assigned by the committee if the
                 instructor refuses to change it.  This new grade may be higher or
                 lower than the original grade.

7. The committee's decision will be the final action by the Department, and will
    be reported to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.






                           Foreign Languages and Literatures Department
                                      LaLumiere Language Hall, 254
                                              P.O. Box 1881
                                        Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
                            Phone: (414) 288-7063  Fax: (414) 288-7653
                                   foreign.languages@marquette.edu