I completed 2 internships at a daycare center this semester, which I paid for, bought supplies out of my own pocket, and completed 140+ hours, which was more than required. My professor gave me a D and an F and I totally disagree. How should I approach her about it, and what other steps should I take? As a result she has made me lose my financial aide at school, and I will NOT be graduating in the Spring now.
2007-12-28 07:14:47 · 10 answers · asked by Kayla 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
You go to the administration office of the department and ask them because each university and collage is different but they all have grade appeal processes in place.
2007-12-28 07:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by Goodyear 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kayla, make an appointment or go in during your professor's office hours. Bring with you the documentation that you did 140 hours of internship. Bring the phone number of the daycare's owner, who you have advised that she might receive a phone call.
(The professor won't care about you spending money on supplies, so don't bother about that.)
Ask your professor what requirements you failed to fulfill that earned you only a D and an F. Clearly it wasn't just hours logged. What else were you supposed to do? What was wrong with the way you did it?
Do not be confrontational and ready to fight. Don't threaten to go over her head to the department chairman. Don't bring up graduating late, or financial aid. Your sole purpose should be to find out why you were graded as you were and what, if anything, can be done to amend those grades after the fact.
It's entirely possible that the internship you did failed to meet the requirements, even if you did a great job.
2007-12-28 07:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
ADD, depression, and anxiety disorder aren't good reasons to ask for a grade to be changed. They are, however, good reasons to ask the university to help you in your FUTURE classes. If, for example, you have a diagnosed learning disability or similar, and if that means that you need extra time to complete exams, for example, then the university can arrange for you to have that extra time. Likewise, if you were in the middle of the term, and your depression caused your world to come crashing down around you, you could get a medical/hardship withdrawal from all your classes, and do them again once you were well. But not after the class is done. As another poster said, the only way you can get a grade changed is if the grade was in error. Say, you did pass in a paper, but the teacher missed it and thus your grade is too low. If you can prove the grade was in error, you can have it changed. If you got a very poor grade, most colleges will allow you to retake that class. When you get a better grade next time, the new grade will take the place of the old grade in your GPA. The old grade will still show on your transcript, but it won't count against your GPA. Please speak to your academic advisor about all this.
2016-05-27 12:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the Student Handbook for your college to see if there is a procedure to appeal grades. Approach the professor respectfully and state your case. If the professor doesn't budge, state respectfully that you intend to appeal the grade and follow the procedure designated in the handbook. Displaying anger will not help you.
2007-12-28 07:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by Larry P 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Then it sounds as if you have a problem that need to be addressed. Did you try to have your counseler intercede, Give the counsler the info and have them approach the issue.
Unless, you have left something out that would affect the outcome, I am sure they can fix things up.
I have a feeling that there is more to this than we are hearing.
Don
2007-12-28 07:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by Don M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the Dean. there is a way to check and you could get your grades amended but I can not remember how to do that. Your adviser should know,
2007-12-28 07:23:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask for a detailed reason for why she gave you the grades and if she is unreasonable go to your dean.
2007-12-28 07:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by LOVE72 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Need more info. How did she justify giving you these grades, if you completed the work?
2007-12-28 07:18:17 · answer #8 · answered by wcowell2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
politely ask the professor "Why did I receive a D and F?"
2007-12-28 07:18:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could spread rumors that your prof is a homosexual, but sadly it would turn out to be true. Write a letter to the Dean....
2007-12-28 07:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋