<p>I took a class which was C/NC just to keep above 12 since I couldn’t get into the class I needed for Fall and (long story short) the instructor says that since I didn’t turn in an assignment by when it was due I’m just below the NC threshold. But the syllabus says I turned it in in plenty of time and I don’t recall any such verbal directive and neither, it seems, did the class since almost everyone did it after the point she claims to me she said it but before the syllabus due date. So, I want to challenge this and get the NC changed to C.</p>
<p>How do I do that? Do you know? This is really annoying because the class is so inconsequential to my degree, but I just don’t want a NC on my transcript.</p>
<p>It sounds like the instructor is pretty stubborn about this. Do you have a TA you can talk to? You can also bring it up with the department advisors.</p>
<p>"A student who believes he or she has been improperly graded must first discuss the matter with the instructor. If the student is not satisfied with the instructor’s explanation, the student, no later than ten days after his or her discussion with the instructor, may submit a written appeal to the chair of the department, or in a nondepartmental college, to the dean, with a copy of the appeal also sent to the instructor. Within ten calendar days, the chair or dean consults with the instructor to ensure that the evaluation of the student’s performance has not been arbitrary or capricious. Should the chair believe the instructor’s conduct to be arbitrary or capricious and the instructor declines to revise the grade, the chair (or the dean in a nondepartmental school or college), with the approval of the voting members of his or her faculty, shall appoint an appropriate member, or members, of the faculty of that department to evaluate the performance of the student and assign a grade. The dean and Provost should be informed of this action.</p>
<p>Once a student submits a written appeal, this document and all subsequent actions on this appeal are recorded in written form for deposit in a department or college file. "</p>