Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

Code of Student Conduct
Students are subject to the UMUC Code of Student Conduct.
Violations of the code are considered to be violations of UMUC
policy and are grounds for discipline by UMUC. UMUC’s Code
of Student Conduct can be found in Appendix G.
Examinations
Students are responsible for obtaining information about quizzes
and examination schedules and policies. Final examinations are
usually given during the last scheduled class meeting.
Make-up examinations and tests may be given to students who
for valid reasons are unable to take exams at the scheduled time.
Faculty are not required to offer make-up examinations because
of a student’s absence unless the student can present evidence
that it was caused by unavoidable circumstances or occurred on a
religious holiday. In such cases, an examination may be
rescheduled for the mutual convenience of the student and faculty
member and must cover only the material for which the student
was originally responsible. Such a rescheduling must not cause a
conflict with the student’s other classes. A student who must be
absent from a course excessively should confer with the faculty
member; if it is necessary to withdraw from the course, an
Application for Withdrawal must be filed at the education center.
Policy Statements
Grade Appeal Process
College and university students inevitably encounter faculty
members who vary widely in teaching philosophy and demeanor
and who use many different teaching styles. Not only is teaching
influenced by course content, there are also many ways of
conveying the same material. It is only natural that students will
like the style and personality of some faculty members more than
others. Disagreement with a faculty member over demeanor and
teaching style, however, is not grounds for a grade appeal. Students
have the opportunity to express their opinions on these matters
through the course evaluation forms they submit for every
UMUC-Europe course.
Regardless of teaching style, it may happen that a student believes
a faculty member’s determination of a final course grade has been
arbitrary and capricious. The phrase “arbitrary and capricious
grading” means the assignment of a course grade:
• On some basis other than performance in the course.
• By resorting to unreasonable standards different from those
applied to other students in the course.
• By standards that are substantial, unreasonable, or
unannounced departures from the faculty member’s
previously articulated grading standards.
A student who believes his or her final grade to be the result of
arbitrary and capricious grading should first confer promptly
with the faculty member of the course. There is a time limit on
appealing a grade; students who want to appeal a grade must
initiate the process within 30 days of the posting of the grade.
If the student has not been able to contact the faculty member
after a reasonable effort, or if the student and faculty member
cannot, after consultation, reach a satisfactory resolution, the
student may file a written request with the appeal administrator,
asking how the final grade was calculated. A student may ask the
UMUC area director responsible for the base at which the course
is or was being offered for information on how to proceed. If the
course is distance education, the student may ask the Director,
Distance Education for information.
For details regarding appeals procedures and timelines, see
Appendix F.
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