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Change of Grade Policy

When can a grade be changed by a faculty member? In AY 1999-2000, the SMU Faculty Senate adopted the following policy.

"Changes of grades may be made only for the following authorized reasons:

  1. To clear a grade of "I"
  2. To correct a processing error (Detailed explanation required)
  3. To reflect a re-evaluation of the student's original work (Detailed explanation required)

A change of grade should not be based on additional work options beyond those originally made available to the entire class.”

Therefore, faculty should determine course grades using the grading system documented in the course syllabus, which must be distributed at the beginning of the semester.

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