Siena Heights University
Graduate College Credit for Special Offerings through Intermediate School Districts
Occasionally, workshops and seminars sponsored by school districts and organizations are approved for
graduate credit through Siena Heights University as a result of a formal evaluation of the proposed courses.
Workshop participants do not need to undertake the application process unless they have completed nine (9)
credit-hours of graduate study at Siena Heights University. The materials for registration are provided at the first
session of each offering. Graduate students enrolled in degree programs or certification programs should consult
with their advisors or program directors before registering for credit to ensure that the credit is applicable to the
student’s purposes and degree program. Students who begin a graduate program having accumulated credits for
special offerings are not guaranteed that the credits will apply toward the Master of Arts degree or for teacher
certification purposes. A maximum of nine (9) credit-hours of graduate study earned through special offerings may
be applied to a graduate degree.
Michigan Intercollegiate Graduate Studies (MIGS) Program
The MIGS program is a cooperative inter-institutional arrangement that permits graduate students to take
advantage of educational offerings available at other participating institutions but not available at their own.
Graduate students who are in good standing in a degree program are eligible to elect courses at several schools
in Michigan with the approval of the faculty at both the host and home institutions. Courses must be approved in
advance of enrollment by the graduate student’s advisor or program directed and the MIGS liaison officer at both
the host and home institutions. Admission by the host institution is contingent on the availability of space and
resources. Additional information is available in the Graduate College office.
Grade Appeals
When a student has verifiable evidence that a final grade for a course may be questionable, the following
procedure for appealing that grade shall be followed. The Director of Advising or appropriate site director may
assist the student or other parties at any stage. Other third parties (e.g. lawyers, parents, friends) are not
permitted to participate in any meetings regarding grade appeals, unless this is mutually agreeable to the student
and whichever faculty are involved in the process. The appeal process must be initiated no later than six months
after the final grade is recorded. Only the faculty member who issued the grade originally may change the grade.
Students entered into the grade appeal process should expect a response, at each level, within 14 calendar
days.
1. The student writes a detailed appeal to the faculty member who issued the grade. The student
and faculty member discuss the issue. The faculty member writes a response, either supporting
or denying the appeal. If the appeal to the faculty member is denied, the next step in the process
may be taken.
2. The student writes an appeal to the program coordinator/director and the division chairperson or
appropriate site director. The faculty member involved will be advised by the division chair or
appropriate site director that the appeal process is continuing. The division chair or appropriate
site director will write a response to the appeal. If the appeal is still denied, the final step in the
process may be taken.
3. The student writes an appeal to the Dean of the appropriate College. All persons involved to this
point will be advised by the Dean that the appeal process is continuing. The appropriate Dean
will write a final response to the appeal.
Grade Changes
A request to change a grade may be made only by the instructor, by completing the Change of Grade form
available in the Registrar's Office, any site office, or on the Registrar’s Office web site. The grade may be
changed if the first grade recorded was in error. The Change of Grade form must be submitted certifying the
reasons why the first grade was in error. The instructor or an appropriate school official must then submit the
Change of Grade form to the Registrar's Office, no later than one session, excluding summer sessions, after the
end of the session for which the grade was recorded. In the event of suspension, a suspension appeal and a
grade appeal may occur concurrently with the suspension continuing until the grade appeal is resolved.
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