<York Calendars<Undergraduate Calendar 2001-2002<Faculty of Fine Arts<Grading and Academic Standards

Grade Reappraisals

Students may, with sufficient academic grounds, request that a final grade in a course be reappraised. Further information may be obtained from the Liaison and Advising Office, Faculty of Fine Arts or from the unit offering the course. Students applying to have a grade reappraised in a Faculty of Fine Arts course should note the following:

a. Deadlines: Requests for reappraisal must be filed within three weeks of the release of grade reports for the term.

b. Reassessable Work: Students may question the overall course grade or the marking of the specific pieces of work. For reassessment of specific projects or assignments, tangible evidence of the original submitted work must be provided. Written, graphic, modelled, video recording or audio recording are acceptable formats for reassessment.

c. Possible Grade Changes: When a student asks for a reappraisal of a grade or assignment, an original grade may be raised, lowered or confirmed.

d. Faculty Appeal Procedures: The decision of the department or division may be appealed to the Faculty of Fine Arts Committee on Administrative Affairs only on grounds of procedural irregularity or new evidence. Appeals to CAA must be submitted to the Fine Arts Liaison and Advising Office.

Deferred Standing

Deferred standing may be recorded and in effect in the following cases:

a. If a student has missed an examination or has not completed the course work due to sickness or other misfortune, it is the student's responsibility to make arrangements with the instructor to complete the course and to file a Deferred Standing Agreement with the department by the specified deadline.

b. If the nature of the academic exercise precludes the completion of certain course requirements before the grading deadlines, it is the instructor's responsibility to provide a written rationale to the Committee on Administrative Affairs.

Aegrotat Standing

In cases where deferred standing is not possible, students may be granted Aegrotat Standing (AEG) on the grounds of sickness, accident or family misfortune. Aegrotat Standing excuses students from completing the remaining and required work for a course or courses although course credit is granted. The notation AEG is recorded on the transcript in place of a final grade. Aegrotat Standing is normally dependent upon the student's having completed 75 per cent of the required course work at a minimum C+ level. Requests for Aegrotat Standing will not be considered before the final date for withdrawal from a course.

Petitions for Aegrotat Standing must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar with documentation substantiating the misfortune and written support from the instructor(s). The petition will then be considered by the Faculty Committee on Administrative Affairs.

Aegrotat Standing is seldom granted and will not be granted for more than one academic session prior to the completion of a degree.