<p>I got disturbing news from my TA in one of my classes last week. My grade in a class was a 93.8, hence (I thought so) meant an "A" which meant a 4.0 in the class. She then told me that the grading scale was set that only 95 or higher was an "A" and that i therefore got an "A-". This lowered my gpa down from a 3.62 to the 3.57 range, thus destroying my chances of applying into Sophmore Block (Since you need a 3.6!). Anyone know how to appeal this, since there is NO way that you need a 95 or higher to get an "A". The syllabus never even gave us a grading scale to look at !!! </p>
<p>Begin by discussing this with your instructor through email. The first thing that will happen when you appeal is they will want to see all the emails. You want a nice email/paper trail for everything.</p>
<p>Grade appealing is a long process. But it sounds like your TA has pretty clearly crossed the line. The standard for all classes at IU is >93%=A, >83%=B, unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.</p>
<p>Actually, I asked the academic provost why not all professors put the grading requirements in the syllabus. His comment was that they encourage, but do not require, that they do so. He suggested that my son be sure to ask the professor what the requirements were at the beginning of classes.</p>
<p>My son had a professor that required a 95 for an A, another that required a 94, and the rest that required a 93. He said he had a friend that had one class where you only needed an 86(!) average for an A. I'm not sure if that was because the professor graded easy, or because the tests were so hard.</p>