natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 of course the professor emails me friday night when campus offices are closed for the weekend.Dear Nathan, I regret to inform you that your grade in Spanish 102.66 for Au09 will be reduced due to a grade miscalculation. In the course of reviewing grades it was discovered that attendance had not been taken into account when calculating your final grade for the course.i responded:I understand the attendance policy but I am certain that once a grade is inputed into the registrar it's final. That would be similar to me turning in an exam and then going back and changing my answers after I turned it in when I realized I had made a mistake, yes? If I can't do that during the quarter, then you can't do that now.yes the syllabus clearly states that absences will result in a reduction of the grade, however there is nothing in the syllabus that says they can change grades AFTER they are posted. I understand if it was still on our carmen/blackboard system but these have been posted with the registrar for a week and a half. i emailed our student advocacy center on what they know on this subject, but of course since i got the email late tonight i won't expect a response til monday morning.anyone have any idea on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 are you banging the same chick as the professor? thats pretty shitty of the prof... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 prof is a she. latina pero no calor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I've never dealt with this situation, but I would also email the department head regarding the poor judgement on the professor's part. I had a few friends who would escalate issues to dept. heads and they would appease the student just to resolve the conflict (usually grading discrepancies). I would just make sure you're not taking any more classes with that professor and if its a professor within your major... be careful about burning bridges because profs talk to eachother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohdaho Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 My understanding is grades are never final. At least I thought they could be changed if needed. I dont think you have a leg to stand on...but you might as well go down fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 im still good for my next spanish class, so if this starts to involve more work than email transactions i'll stop. I'm really bored this break...and i didn't like this instructor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 wasn't reconrat an instructor?he knows everything, so if he wasn't im sure he'll post up the answer anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 That's a ballsy e-mail.Niiice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 i always thought the concept of attendance requirements and grade factoring at a university that YOU are paying for with a professor that YOU were paying was stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 i always thought the concept of attendance requirements and grade factoring at a university that you are paying for with a professor that you were paying was stupid.+1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 That's a ballsy e-mail.Niiice.McCartin would rip your nutsack off. Jus sayin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I dunno how it is where you go but at UC grades were never "final" until you graduated. Shit I had a grade get changed 2 quarters later, luckily it was in my favor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 i always thought the concept of attendance requirements and grade factoring at a university that YOU are paying for with a professor that YOU were paying was stupid. the whole reason i couldnt bring myself to go to school....... i could never get past spending money on something i hated so much when i got it for free in high school. hope it all works out for ya nate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) It varies... To go back and admit making a mistake, and edit final grades that were already turned in.... that's not a career enhancing item for a teacher. I wouldn't do it unless I had to. In most schools I'd say the teacher can't change any final grade turned in, without the signature of the department ChairPerson. Not a good day.Yes, requesting your grade be changed usually works. Schools bend over backwards anymore to keep students happy.I've had some of my personal grades changed when I found mistakes in grading or calculating of the grades. You never know...edit: oh, and the tone of the email is ok. Kinda humorous actually. Hope the instructor has a sense of humor. I've been reading some of the emails from a co-workers online classes taught, it's incredible what some students get on about... crazy... Edited December 19, 2009 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 McCartin would rip your nutsack off. Jus sayin. With his teeth, no less - his beard would feel like razor wire on your taint as he's doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 no~!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 i always thought the concept of attendance requirements and grade factoring at a university that YOU are paying for with a professor that YOU were paying was stupid.Since when was class attendance required in college? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Since when was class attendance required in college? I've had many classes where the prof stated that if you missed more than 4 or 5 classes they WILL boot you from the class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 lol, professors are just pissed off.... they can't stand to think students can pass their course without even needing to listen to them.Talk about a false sense of entitlement, teachers are amazing resources and are doing a very selfless job, but they are of the MOST ego-maniacal people in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 lol, professors are just pissed off.... they can't stand to think students can pass their course without even needing to listen to them.Talk about a false sense of entitlement, teachers are amazing resources and are doing a very selfless job, but they are of the MOST ego-maniacal people in this country.Some are. I know other professors who are really great people and they can teach you a lot. Their ego doesn't get in the way and they work their asses off usually because they don't have tenure. Those are the profs doing the research after classes and before or after school and really are the best profs to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 i agree there are a bunch of really great non-ego teachers... but the bad ones outnumbered them in my experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 i agree there are a bunch of really great non-ego teachers... but the bad ones outnumbered them in my experiences.Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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