Policies & Procedures

Grade Appeals Policy

Appeal of Grade form - Informal Appeal Process


The Grade Appeals Policy was passed by the UAF Faculty Senate at its Meeting # 56 (March 20, 1995) and amended at Meeting #61 (February 5, 1996), Meeting #80 (May 4, 1998), Meeting #89 (September 27, 1999), Meeting #109 (May 6, 2002), Meeting #157 (March 2, 2009), Meeting #183 (May 7, 2012), Meeting #189 (March 4, 2013), Meeting #215 (May 2, 2016) and Meeting #230 (March 5, 2018).

Alignment with BOR Policy and UA Regulations, Chapter 09.03 - Student Dispute Resolution (Meeting #230 March 5, 2018).

Clarification made to the time period within which grade appeals will be reviewed (Meeting #189 March 4, 2013).

Policy at Section III, Procedures, subsection B, Item 4, was revised (Meeting #183 May 7, 2012).

Deadlines were revised at (Meeting #157 March 2, 2009)



The  Academic Appeals Policy was passed by the UAF Faculty Senate at its Meeting #96 (Sept. 25, 2000) and amended at its Meeting #101 (April 2, 2001), Meeting #109 (May 6, 2002), Meeting #123 (May 3, 2004), Meeting #157 (March 2, 2009), Meeting #183 (May 7, 2012) and Meeting #222 (April 3, 2017).

Definitions, procedures and deadlines were revised at Meeting #222 (April 3, 2017).

Policy at Section III, Procedures, subsection B, Item 2, was revised at Meeting #183 (May 7, 2012).

Deadlines were revised at Meeting #157 (March 2, 2009).


The policy defining the role and duties of the department chair and establishing the procedures for the election of department chairs at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks was passed by the UAF Faculty Senate at Meeting #21 (October 15, 1990) and #23 (December 17, 1990) and modified by the Chancellor. Further modifications were made by the UAF Faculty Senate at Meeting #71 (April 14, 1997) and approved by the Chancellor. Changes were made by the UAF Faculty Senate at Meeting #93 (March 6, 2000) and modified by the Chancellor on April 24, 2000. Additional changes were made at Meeting #205 (March 2, 2015).  Finally, the latest change was made at Meeting #264 (May 2, 2022).

UAF Faculty Senate passed changes to the UAF Department Chair Policy Meeting #264 . 


Amended 03/14/2022 (Meeting #262)