Eagle Guide Student Handbook - Coppin State University Homepage
Eagle Guide Student Handbook - Coppin State University Homepage
Eagle Guide Student Handbook - Coppin State University Homepage
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I. <strong>Coppin</strong> A to Z<br />
ACADEMIC DISMISSAL<br />
Contact the Office of Records and Registration at 410-951-3700.<br />
ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE<br />
A grievance is any legitimate complaint or dissatisfaction expressed by the student in connection with his<br />
or her academic studies. Such grievances could include disputes about evaluation of scholarship,<br />
suspension, or dismissal from an academic major or from the <strong>University</strong> for reasons that are not<br />
disciplinary in nature.<br />
INITIATING AN ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE<br />
The student who believes he or she has a legitimate complaint must initiate the grievance within fifteen<br />
(15) school days of learning the basis of the grievance.<br />
STEPS OF THE PROCESS<br />
1. Instructor: The student who has a grievance will arrange a meeting with the instructor involved to<br />
resolve the matter.<br />
2. Department Chairperson/Team Coordinator:<br />
A. If the student believes that his or her academic complaint has not been justly resolved, the student<br />
will arrange to meet with the department chairperson (or team coordinator in Nursing) within five (5)<br />
school days following his or her meeting with the instructor.<br />
B. Following the meeting with the student or meeting with the instructor or both, the department<br />
chairperson/team coordinator will issue a decision on the grievance to all parties involved within ten<br />
(10) days.<br />
3. Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs/Division Dean:<br />
If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of his or her grievance matter at the departmental level,<br />
he or she can file a written appeal with supporting documentation to the Division Dean and the<br />
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs within five (5) school days following the notification of<br />
the decision of the departmental chairperson or team coordinator. The Provost/Vice President for<br />
Academic Affairs, in committee with the Dean of the specific division, will issue a decision on the<br />
appeal to all parties involved within ten (10) school days of receipt of the appeal.<br />
4. President of the <strong>University</strong>:<br />
If the student believes that his or her grievance was not satisfactorily resolved, the student may file an<br />
appeal, in writing, with the President of the <strong>University</strong> within five (5) school days following the<br />
notification of the decision of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs/Division Dean. The<br />
President shall approve or disapprove this decision within fifteen (15) days, and the decision of the<br />
President shall be final.<br />
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