We issue letter grades (A-F) in IDM. Students should receive a grade that accurately reflects their performance in class.
Make a rubric that details your grading procedure. It will be very useful at the end of the semester when tallying final grades.
Grades are wildly imperfect ways of giving feedback to students on how well they have mastered the course material. In addition to a letter grade, we encourage all instructors to regularly keep students abreast of their progress, and identify ways in which they can improve their understanding of class materials.
All final grades are due to the Office of the Registrar 72 hours after the scheduled final exam date.
Undergraduate students receive midterm grades – these are not factored into GPA or the overall course grade, but are meant to give students a barometer of where they stand in the course. Graduate students do not receive midterm grades.
Albert is the system for adding grades. The university provides walkthroughs on how to enter midterm and final grades. if you are tracking grades in Brightspace, you may pull grades directly into Albert.
Incomplete
Faculty may not enter a grade of incomplete without prior approval from the Office of Student Advocacy.
It is incumbent on a student to contact the student advocate and describe their circumstance requesting an incomplete. If this is granted, the advocate will reach out to the faculty member.
The grade of Incomplete/I is used sparingly and only permitted if a student cannot complete coursework due to a dire, unforeseen reason — that is, a critical emergency. Students who have planned poorly or overloaded themselves are not eligible for an Incomplete – it is not to be used as a general purpose extension.
If an I is granted, the instructor and student must develop a detailed plan for completion which includes a specific end date. Ordinarily, this date should not extend beyond the intersession. An Incomplete lapses into an F if the student fails to complete the work within the specified completion time line, or at most by 180 days after the end of the semester.