Grade Appeal Information for Students for Fall 2023
Sac State Students,
Please see the following information and the attached flyer about the university’s Grade Appeal Process for this semester.
Grade Appeals are for situations where a student wants to appeal the final grade they receive in a course due to any of the following reasons: violations in grading due to arbitrariness, capriciousness, discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation, and/or violating another university policy). Grade Appeals can only be submitted in the semester after the one in which the final grade was assigned. So, only Spring 23 and Summer 23 courses can be appealed this semester.
If you believe this situation may apply to you for a Spring 23 or Summer 23 course, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Discuss your concerns about the final grade with the instructor by this Friday, September 8th (if your instructor doesn’t respond by this date, or discussing it with them doesn’t resolve the issue, then go to step 2)
Step 2: Contact the Chair of the Department for the class by Monday, September 11th to let them know of your concerns. The Chair will reach out to the faculty member to see if a resolution can be worked out. If no resolution is reached, then go to step 3.
Step 3: The Chair signs your grade appeal form, and you begin preparing all your grade appeal documents to submit (see the checklist after the Grade Appeal Form on what documents are needed).
Step 4: Submit your completed grade appeal to Academic Affairs at scc@csus.edu or in Sacramento Hall room 230 by Friday, September 22nd at 5 pm. The Department Chair's signature must be on the appeal form and all required documented included or the appeal will be incomplete and denied.
If you miss any of these steps or deadlines, you will be ineligible to file an appeal for the class. This is the ONLY opportunity to submit an appeal for a Spring 23 or Summer 23 class.
Please reach out to the Grade Appeal Manager in Academic Affairs, Dr. Emily Wickelgren at scc@csus.edu with any questions about an appeal or the appeal process.
