When a change in grade is deemed appropriate, the instructor will initiate and approve the change using the eLion Faculty service. After recording the change, the student will be notified by e-mail (xxx@psu.edu) of this change, as will the instructor’s college dean or designated representative.
In order for the instructor to initiate a grade change, the following conditions must be satisfied:
1. The instructor is identified as an instructor of record for the course.
2. The instructor is authenticated to the eLion system using both the Penn State
Access account (userID and password) and the SecurID card.
3. The grade change must be recorded within one year after the end of the semester
in which the course was taken.
When a course instructor is no longer available to resolve an error in calculating or recording a grade, the instructor's department head or equivalent is authorized to take the necessary action and then notifies the University Registrar of the necessary grade change using a Grade Change Authorization form.
Approved: ACUI (4-1-76)
Effective: Fall Term 1976
Revised: ACUI (2-26-81)
Effective: Summer Term 1981
Revised: ACUI (4-8-82)
Revised: ACUE (10-3-96)
Revised: ACUE (3-4-04)
Senate Policy: 48-30, Corrected Grades