ucdavis: Hello UCD gurus

pc002 (

pc002) wrote in

ucdavis,
@ 2009-12-18 07:43:00

Hello UCD gurus
So I checked my grades on sisweb and was not expecting the grades that were posted. Before I email the professor, I wanted to know what the UCD policy is for talking to the professors about grades at this point. I vaguely remember something one of my previous professors said last year about not being allowed to discuss grades with students after they have been submitted?

My professor said he would email us our grades during the week of finals so we'd know what to expect on our transcript, but he never did. :[

And btw, does anyone know the policy on regrades?

Thanks

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	lizzyshoe 2009-12-18 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	If your grade is seriously different than what you think you should have gotten, and you think there was a chance of a clerical error, email the professor to this effect. Be polite. If s/he says that no, that is your grade, then you don't have to go any further. (Reply to this)

	dyheli 2009-12-18 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	You can only have your grade replaced by another if your original grade in a class was an F and you retook the class. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pc002 2009-12-18 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	So you're saying that the grade cannot be changed if it has already been submitted? Even if it was from this past quarter? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kingjesse2 2010-01-01 08:48 am UTC (link)
	By the way you can do this for a D as well (Reply to this) (Parent)

	talisein 2009-12-18 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	For the grade to be changed at this point, it must be a clerical error, like the instructor entered in 10 for your final instead of 100. It is too late for the "I was sick during the midterm can you double-count my final?" or "Oh this question from my first homework you gave me 3 points but I think I deserve 4.." shenanigans. Edited at 2009-12-18 06:56 pm UTC (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pc002 2009-12-18 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	It's more like a "I've gotten A's on all my assignments and I don't know why I got an A- in the class" kinda thing. I normally wouldn't care but an A is a 4.0 and an A- is a 3.7 :\ (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	riotous_prole 2009-12-18 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	If that's the case..could it be that you didn't do that great on the final? Is your final exam grade posted? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jarhed 2009-12-19 05:57 am UTC (link)
	For something that small of a difference, good luck...but yeah, email with the prof is the only real recourse. A vs. A- can easily be made up elsewhere with a 1/2 grade in another class in terms of overall GPA, so I wouldn't worry too much. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	talisein 2009-12-20 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Lots of profs just throw everyone's total points on a histogram and bin for the final grades. E.g. top person gets an A+ maybe, then next 10 get As, then next 10 get A-, etc. While arbitrary it is pretty much at their discretion. If you do email them, maybe say that you're really interested in mastering the material and ask what area you are weaker than you thought in. (Reply to this) (Parent)

marotheclover
2009-12-18 07:06 pm UTC (link)

well maybe I was just really lucky but I managed to get a grade changed after it was submitted because the TA graded our last two major things (final and term paper) and the grades for both didn't seem fair. So I asked the professor to look at mine and she regraded it and changed my whole grade. It took about 2 months for the change to actually show up on sisweb though.

But really I don't see any harm in emailing the professor. Just be polite, the worst that'll happen is they won't do anything.

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	nayumitenakka 2009-12-18 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	That happened to me too. I explained to this one professor that the grade she gave me significantly affects my status as a student. She looked at my final research paper again and regraded it. I was very lucky because all the other professors would tell me that there is nothing they can do. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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