Academic Decision Review Committee -
An academic decision review committee is an ad hoc committee to formally review a contested final grade assignment or other academic decision. The committee will be composed of faculty, a non-voting committee chair who may be a faculty, and a non-voting student representative. The dean/campus director or designee will appoint faculty or staff committee members. The campus student government president will appoint the student representative, from a list of students recommended by the dean/campus director or designee. To be eligible, the student must be currently enrolled in at least three (3) credits, in good disciplinary standing, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. If the academic decision being challenged is for a graduate course or program, the faculty appointed will be from those departments with graduate programs. The student committee member will be a graduate student.

Arbitrary and Capricious Grading-
Arbitrary and capricious grading means the assignment of a final course grade on a basis other than performance in the course; the use of standards different from those applied to other students in the same course; or substantial, unreasonable and/or unannounced departure from the course instructor's previously articulated standards or criteria (see also Grading Error).

Class Day-
As used in the schedule for review of academic decisions, a class day is any day of scheduled instruction, excluding Saturday and Sunday included on the academic calendar in effect at the time of a review. Final examination periods are counted as class days.

Final Grade -
The final grade is the grade assigned for68 a course upon its completion.

Grading Error-
A grading error is a mathematical miscalculation of a final grade or an inaccurate recording of the final grade (see also Arbitrary and Capricious Grading).

Next Regular Semester-
The next regular semester is the fall or spring semester following the semester in which the disputed academic decision was made. For example, it would be the fall semester for a final grade issued for a course completed during the previous spring semester or summer session. The spring semester is the next regular semester for an academic decision made during the previous fall semester.