Editing Herzing Issues: Grading and Academic Records (section)

=== HU-012: Seven+ NSG520 assignment grades changed simultaneously within a 5-minute window on October 14, 2025 with no documented explanation ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| Medium
! Status
| POSSIBLE
|-
! Issue type
| Grading Transparency
! Date added
| 2026-04-30
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | NSG520 Faculty / Program Chair
|}
'''Finding.''' According to the tracker, seven or more NSG520 assignment grades were changed simultaneously within a five minute window on October 14, 2025, with no documented explanation on record.

'''Evidence.''' Seven or more "Grade Changed" notification emails for NSG520 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, all re-graded between 4:03 PM and 4:08 PM on October 14, 2025. Source group: Prelicensure Student Handbook 2026 (SICCED09255468); Defense Bundles 2026-04-29 / 2026-04-30.

'''Reported statement.''' The tracker's evidence consists of seven successive grade-change notifications for NSG520 assignments, all re-graded within that same five minute window.

'''Standards.''' ACEN Standard 4: grading policies must be communicated clearly and applied consistently. Mass simultaneous retroactive grade changes without documented rationale or student notification are a transparency concern.

'''Impact.''' Without documented rationale, students and accreditors cannot verify whether the grade changes were appropriate, constituted a curve, corrected an error, or applied a policy change.

'''Notes.''' Could be a legitimate curve or error correction, but the simultaneous timing and absence of explanation requires verification.

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