Universal Grade Change Form

University: ______________________
To: Professor____________________
From:___________________________
I think my grade in your course,___________________, should be changed from ______ to _______ for the following reasons:


__1. The persons who copied my paper made a higher grade than I did.


__2. The person whose paper I copied made a higher grade than I did.


__3. This course will lower my Grade Point Average and I won't get into:
______Medical School ______Graduate School
______Dental School ______My Fraternity/Sorority
______The Mickey Mouse Club ______Tri County Tech


__4. I have to get an A in this course to balance the F in: _______________.


__5. I'll lose my scholarship.


__6. I'm on a varsity sports team and my tutor couldn't find a copy of your exam.


__7. I didn't come to class and the person whose notes I used did not cover the material asked for on the exam.


__8. I studied the basic principles and the exam wanted every little fact.


__9. I learned all the facts and definitions but your exams asked about general principles.


__10. You are prejudiced against:
____Males
____Jews
____Blacks
____Females
____Catholics
____Whites
____Protestants
____Moslems
____Minorities
____Chicanos
____People
____Students


__11. If I flunk out of school my father will disinherit me or at least cut my allowance.


__12. I was unable to do well in this course because of the following illness:
____mono
____broken baby finger
____acute alcoholism
____pregnancy
____VD
____fatherhood


__13. You told us to be creative but you didn't tell us exactly how you wanted that done.


__14. I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.


__15. I don't have a reason; I just want a higher grade.


__16. The lectures were:
____too detailed to pick out important points
____not explained in sufficient detail
____too boring
____all jokes and not enough material
____all of the above


__17. This course was:
____too early, I was not awake.
____at lunchtime, I was hungry
____too late, I was tired


__18. My (dog, cat, gerbil) (ate, wet on, threw up on) my (book, notes, paper) for this course.


__19. Other__________________________________