Faculty Handbook – August 2022 27 9. Each semester the university’s official final examination schedule will be rotated one day ahead. Procedure for Submitting Grades The NSU Grading Instructions are available at MyNSU>Faculty Resources. Student Academic Misconduct BOR Policy 2:33 describes the student academic misconduct policy for students who are suspected of cheating or plagiarism. The Student Academic Misconduct Process Map provides a flow diagram of the process for reporting student academic misconduct. Academic Misconduct Informal Resolution Form - Complete and submit online OR Academic Misconduct Informal Resolution Form (PDF) - Print, complete and bring or mail to: Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities Student Center 222 Student Academic Grievance Procedure Students who feel that they have been aggrieved by a decision or action of an NSU faculty member relating to class absences, grades, and classroom behavior, shall follow the procedure outlined below if they wish to bring their grievances to a resolution. The NSU administration, faculty and students believe a grievance procedure is necessary to avoid unresolved differences. Consequently, these procedures have been adopted: A. After an attempt at informal resolution between the student and faculty member, any student with an academic grievance shall first file a written complaint with the faculty member involved and during a scheduled conference shall request relief from that person. This filing must occur within ten (10) school days after the alleged grievance. If the alleged grievance occurs during the last two weeks of the fall or spring semester, a written decision by the faculty member must be made and sent to the student by registered mail within ten (10) school days after the written grievance has been filed. B. If the faculty member’s decision does not satisfactorily resolve the grievance, within five (5) school days of receipt of the decision the student shall file the written grievance with the appropriate department chairperson and division dean to request relief. Within two (2) days of receipt of the written grievance, the chairperson shall send a copy of the grievance to the faculty member. At this point the faculty member, the department chairperson, the division dean, or the student may request that the discussion of the grievance include all four parties. The request of any one of the individuals shall be honored. Joint or separate recommendations by the dean/chairperson shall be sent to the faculty member and the student within ten (10) school days after the written grievance has been filed with them. C. If a chairperson’s action or decision, in the role as a faculty member, is being grieved, and if resolution satisfactory to the student is not reached as outlined in step A, a written
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