Dear 老虎机攻略 Instructors,
Final grades are due in by Tuesday, May 14 at 11:59 p.m.
New for Spring 2024! When you assign an incomplete grade, you will also assign the alternate grade and extension deadline. Watch for an email with details in the next few days.
Please take a moment to review these important grading dates.
- Friday, May 3 - Final grade entry opens
If your course roster does not appear on the first page, you may need to re-sort or search for your courses. If you still can't find the roster, please contact our schedulers to check your instructional assignments.
- Tuesday, May 14 by 11:59 p.m. - Grades due for all classes
You do not have to enter all grades at the same time, but because students may be able to see grades right away in the View Grades link in CyberBear, you may wish to enter grades for whole rosters in one sitting.
- Wednesday, May 15 all day - Editing period
You may freely edit final grades using the Faculty Grade Entry link in CyberBear through this date.
- On or around Friday, May 17 - Grades roll to transcripts
Transcripts will continue to display courses as "In Progress" until all grade roll processes are complete. Therefore, prior to this date, grades are not official.
- After grades roll to transcripts - Manual updates are required
Once grades roll to transcripts, all changes must be sent to grading@umontana.edu or submitted through the Electronic Grade Change form linked in CyberBear.
If you are a new instructor (welcome!) or just need a refresher, please review the notes that follow. Thank you for your invaluable work, and please let us know if you have questions!
Don't forget...
When grades are submitted late, that can:
- affect a student's financial aid, including VA and military benefits;
- delay a student's ability to graduate on time;
- affect NCAA eligibility for student-athletes;
- cause students to be dropped from future semester courses for which they have registered; and
- delay the determination of a student's academic standing, thus delaying notifying students of their status (good academic standing, placed on warning, or suspended).
Delays like this can have a snowball effect; the later a student finds out they are on academic probation or suspension, the less likely they are to seek help and get back on track. (And students in good standing won't be recognized on the Dean's List!)
We all want 老虎机攻略 students to reach their full potential, stay at 老虎机攻略, and complete their degrees. Turning your grades in before the deadline is one way that you can help.
FINAL GRADE ENTRY
All final grades must be entered in .
Visit the Final Grade Entry website and choose your instructions:
- Manual Grade Entry
- Import Spreadsheet or Moodle Grades
Instructors of record must submit grades via CyberBear
Grades may only be submitted by an instructor assigned to that course. Instructor assignments are listed in the . To make changes to instructor assignments, please email the room schedulers the 老虎机攻略 ID# of the new instructor and include the CRN, subject, course number, and section (e.g., CRN 70000 FRCH 101 section 01) of the course.
Last date of attendance (LDA)
The U.S. Department of Education requires last dates of attendance (LDA) to be reported in certain situations. You will be prompted to enter an LDA when you assign grades of F, RF, NCR, and I.
If you choose to import grades from a spreadsheet, be sure you include a column for last dates of attendance.
This date can be determined based on the student's most recent instance of academic engagement as defined below.
Academic engagement may include, but is not limited to:
- Attending a synchronous class, lecture, recitation, field, or laboratory activity, physically or online, where there is an opportunity for interaction between the instructor and students;
- Submitting an academic assignment;
- Taking an assessment or an exam;
- Participating in an interactive tutorial, webinar, or other interactive computer-assisted instruction;
- Participating in a study group, group project, or an online discussion that is assigned by the institution;
- Interacting with an instructor about academic matters
Academic engagement does not include, for example:
- Logging into an online class or tutorial without any further participation;
- Participating in academic counseling or advising;
- Living in student housing;
- Participating in a meal plan
Tip: Moodle is a helpful tool for determining a student's last date of attendance. Please review 老虎机攻略Online's reference guide on finding LDAs in Moodle.
Not sure whether to assign an N or I grade?
As described in the , an I grade is appropriate for unfinished work and an N grade is appropriate for internships, thesis credits, practicums, etc.
- I (incomplete) grades are appropriate when a student has been in regular attendance and passing for a majority of class meetings but is unable to finish within the semester for reasons acceptable to you.
I grades will convert to the alternate grade if the work remains incomplete after the agreed deadline. While I grades may be temporarily unfavorable for future terms of Financial Aid eligibility, they are appropriately assigned in most courses.
- N (continuing) grades are much less common and nuanced. They should only be used for courses in which the work is designed to span more than one semester (e.g., thesis credits, research).
N grades should not be assigned for standard undergraduate courses, except in cases of pending academic misconduct.
Questions? Need help?
Check out the Final Grade Entry website or call us at (406)243-5600. We are available to assist Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mountain)