Grades

 

Final Grades

Faculty should enter the final grade within 72 hours of the final exam—or for online classes, 72 hours after receiving the your students' exams.

If waiting for a final exam to arrive, leave that grade blank. Enter subsequent grades one at a time, immediately as finals arrive.

If the grade is still blank because the exam hasn't been received after a reasonable period (normally no more than a month—but for eArmyU sections, 14 days), see Missing Grades section below.

Missing Grades

Faculty should confirm that all students have registered to take their final exams within the normal final exam period. To avoid confusion, online faculty may also ask students to send an e-mail when they do take the exam. If still waiting for an exam at the deadline, the instructor should leave the grade blank until the exam arrives.

Faculty cannot take it on themselves to give an Incomplete—it must be requested by the student.

Unless the student has requested an Incomplete, the instructor should give the final grade based on work received—assuming a zero for the final and/or other missing work.

Grade Changes

Afterward, if the final arrives or there is a legitimate exceptional reason for the delay, a grade change may be necessary. In that case, the subsequent grade is likely to be less problematic for students because it will be higher, not lower, since the zero will be replaced.

Changes must be made well before the four-month limit.

In very unusual circumstances, a grade change may be necessary more than six months after the end of the term. This cannot be entered electronically. It must be done manually and requires special permission from the Dean's office. (See Procedure for Late Grade Changes.)