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2025-2026

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These regulations are subject to change as the School’s computing environment and practices evolve. Refer to the latest Computer Lab Policies/Acceptable Use Policy and Practices: soa.syr.edu/accounts. Students engaged in one or more prohibited computing practices may have their accounts suspended, removed and/or face disciplinary action through the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

1.3FABRICATION LABS

The Slocum Hall Fabrication Lab comprises four rooms located on the west end ground floor (006, 008, 011 and 012 Slocum Hall). A second fabrication lab in Smith Hall occupies two rooms on the north end basement (005 and 006 Smith Hall).

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  1. The assignment of grades at Syracuse University is the responsibility of the faculty. Once assigned by a member of the faculty, a grade cannot be changed without their consent, except by due process as detailed below. In cases where the instructor of record is not a member of the faculty, the faculty member charged with oversight of that instructor is ultimately responsible for the assignment of grades.

  2. A course grade is based upon the instructor’s professional assessment of the academic quality of student performance. Such assessments are non-negotiable, and disputes about such assessments do not constitute valid grounds for an appeal. Valid grounds can arise, for example, when  an instructor fails to provide or implement uniform and consistent standards, bases an assessment on criteria other than academic performance, or incorrectly calculates a grade.

  3. The appeal process for a grade dispute begins by submitting a written appeal to the instructor of record/faculty member in charge of the course that describes the basis for the grievance. Failure to comply with this may be grounds for denial of subsequent appeals. An appeal must be initiated before the last day of classes of the academic semester immediately following the one in which the aggrieved grade was received by the Registrar. In order for an appeal to be resolved prior to the last day of classes of the academic semester immediately following the one in  which the aggrieved grade was received, a student must initiate the appeal process prior to the midterm of that academic semester. Appeals initiated after the midterm date may not be resolved until the following semester.

  4. If the grade dispute is not resolved after correspondence between the student and instructor of record/faculty member in charge of the class, an appeal beyond the instructor of record may be initiated in writing to the Program Chair. This written appeal should describe the basis for  the grievance, the steps taken to resolve the dispute, remedies sought, and all material (visual and written) relevant to the appeal. These documents constitute the full Grade Appeal and once submitted, may not be amended. The faculty member in charge will be given an opportunity to respond to the Grade Appeal statement in writing and may also attach visual and written material. These submissions constitute the case documents that will be reviewed by a Grade Appeal Panel.

  5.  The Program Chair will task the Grade Appeal Panel to review the case.
    • The panel shall have a quorum of three faculty members.
    • All voting members of the panel shall be tenured faculty.
    • No member of the panel shall hear a case who has been involved in a previous stage of the appeal.
    • Membership of the panel shall be fixed and made public in a given academic year, though replacements may be made in the event of resignations.
    • Membership of the panel shall be approved by the faculty of the school, or by a representative group of the faculty, in each academic year.
    • The Senate Committee on Instruction shall approve the manner of selection and charge of a school’s panel before its first case. The committee shall also approve any subsequent changes in the manner of selection or charge of the school’s panel.
    • The panel may, at its discretion, meet with the aggrieved parties either separately or together.
    • The decision of this panel, either to deny the student’s original appeal or to authorize the Registrar to change the grade, shall be final. The panel shall inform both the student and the instructor of its decision in writing.
    • The panel shall also summarize the case and its outcome in a  written report to the Senate Committee on Instruction. Said committee may include summary statistics on grade disputes in its final report to the Senate.

  6.  The only grounds for any further appeal shall be irregularities in the above procedures.

  7.  In such cases, either party may appeal the final decision of the Grade Appeals Panel to the Senate Committee on Instruction. The Senate Committee on Instruction may either deny the appeal or insist that the procedure begin anew at the point the irregularity occurred.

  8. All stages of the appeal process shall be kept confidential to the maximum extent possible, consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.


20232025-2024 2026 School of Architecture Grade Appeal Panel

  • Larry Davis
  • Joseph Godlewski
  • Mark Linder
  • Brian LonswayMark Linder

2.3 PETITIONING PROCESS

In those instances where an individual is requesting a waiver of School policy, a review of an academic action, or special consideration, it is necessary to file a Petition to the Faculty form. This standard form is available here: https://registrar.syr.edu/students/student-forms/. Any supporting documentation should be attached to the form. Petitions are submitted via email to your academic advisor to be reviewed by the Program Chair.

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