TAMIU Student Handbook 2021-2022

Page 22 of 91 the department head will provide a dated and signed copy to both the student and the instructor. C. Should classroom conduct issues continue, the faculty member will apprise the faculty member’s department head of the situation and will share with the department head a written summary of discussions held with the student. The department head may initiate an additional discussion with the faculty member and/or the student. If the department head concurs with the faculty member’s view that the problem has not been resolved, the situation may be referred to the SCCE. A memorandum briefly describing the student’s behavior, as well as a copy of the written summary of the faculty’s discussion with the student and any other related material, should be forwarded to the SCCE for review. A copy of all material sent to the SCCE should be provided to the faculty member’s academic Dean (or their designee) and to the student’s academic Dean (or their designee). Section 4.02 Disputes over Academic Matters Faculty members are responsible for determining course curricula, for developing appropriate methods of evaluating student learning, for evaluating fairly, for upholding academic standards, and for enforcing procedures concerning academic honesty. Decisions made by faculty members regarding the quality or integrity of student work, including decisions about course grades, are presumed to be fair and final (unless the student files a successful grade appeal). In cases of academic violation students may be subject to both grade sanctions and disciplinary action (see Student Violations of Academic Integrity below). Students who believe that they have grounds for challenging faculty decisions regarding academic issues--excepting those pertaining to matters of academic freedom--may appeal using the procedure outlined below. Faculty members are required to report acts of academic violation to their chair, their Dean, the Provost, the Honor Council (through the Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement), and the Vice President for Student Success. Grade sanctions may be imposed only by faculty members . Academic suspension or expulsion may be imposed only by the Provost. As with disputes about course grades, students may appeal grade sanctions imposed for academic violation only by following the procedure outlined below. Students should not attempt to persuade academic administrators to change a grade; they cannot and will not do it unless a student follows the grade appeal policy below and is successful in persuading either the faculty member for the course or an ad-hoc committee of faculty members that a change is warranted.