Appeals – Form A (Re-Reads)
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What is a Form A Re-Read/Re-Assessment?
A Re-Read/Re-Assessment is when a student questions their grade or the assessment of their performance on a piece of work or a program component and alleges error in the academic assessment of their work on the part of an instructor or a committee.
In order to qualify for a re-read the piece of work or program component must be worth 10% or more of the final course grade.
Fee and Exclusions
There is a $50 fee to file a Form A Re-Read/Re-Assessment.
Master’s theses, doctoral theses, Ph.D. comprehensive examinations, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE), and supervisory committee reports are excluded from the re-read procedures.
Adjudication Process
The results of a re-read shall be considered in accordance with the Student Appeal Procedures.
The results of a Re-Read are normally issued within 7 weeks.
The results of a Form A are final and cannot be appealed.
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
- For the Faculty of Humanities the results shall be considered in accordance with the the Faculty of Humanities procedure.
Adjudication Process
FOR ALL OF THE OTHER FACULTIES (in the absence of an established Faculty policy) the following shall apply:
A grade change (on the piece of work) of three (3) points or greater UP or DOWN on the McMaster twelve-point grading scale (grading scales – graduate and undergraduate), will result in a revision of the grade for the piece of work. The course grade will recalculated accordingly.
For example:
- a grade change (on the piece of work) UP would be a B to A, but not B to A-
- a grade change (on the piece of work) DOWN would be B to C, but not B to C+
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TIMELINES
The Form A must be submitted to the appropriate Office. Timelines are directly related to the Session in which the work was originally assessed. Forms must be submitted no later than:
- July 31 immediately following the Fall/Winter Session
- November 15 immediately following the Spring/Summer Session
PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
Students are expected to initiate a preliminary inquiry by going directly to the appropriate instructor, officer or University authority whose decision/action is being questioned. If the preliminary inquiry has not resolved the matter in a timely fashion, proceed to filing the Form A.
The timelines for submitting the Form A must be adhered to.
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Submission Process
Undergraduate Students
- Review the relevant section in the Student Appeal Procedures.
- Download the Form A Re-Read/Re-Assessment form.
- Complete the Form A and save it to your computer.
- THE FEE FOR A RE-READ IS $50. Pay the $50 fee via online banking to your McMaster student account. Your account will be charged accordingly.
- Submit an ‘Appeal a Grade’ Service Request in Mosaic and provide your online banking confirmation number in the comments.
- Attach the completed form to your Service Request.
- Your Faculty Office will follow up with you to let you know about the results of the re-read.
- If your grade is successfully increased, the $50 fee is refunded to your student account.
Graduate Students
- Review the relevant section in the Student Appeal Procedures.
- Download the Form A Re-Read/Re-Assessment form.
- Complete the Form A and save it to your computer.
- THE FEE FOR A RE-READ IS $50. Pay the $50 fee via online banking to your McMaster student account. Your account will be charged accordingly.
- Submit the completed Form A and payment receipt to the SGS Admin email.
- The School of Graduate Studies will follow up with you to let you know about the results of the re-read.
- If your grade is successfully increased, the $50 fee is refunded to your student account.
FACULTY OFFICES
McMaster University Continuing Education (MCE) Students
Faculty of Health Sciences
undergraduate students
Faculty of Social Sciences
undergraduate students