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VI.28 GRADE CHANGE PROCEDURE According to current faculty policy and in an effort to maintain both equity and consistency, final semester grades can generally be changed only because of "clerical error." Exceptions to this general rule may arise as a result of a successful appeal regarding the fairness or propriety of the grade, as discussed in the section, "Student Appeals of Grading." Students cannot petition to improve a course grade by offering to rewrite a paper, turn in additional work, or retake a final exam, unless such options: (1) are available to all students in a given course, and (2) are stated explicitly in the course syllabus. In addition, each department should have a procedure to review grade changes on a regular basis. The following items are important for the efficient and accurate processing of grade changes:
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