A farewell to the final grading application

As the semester comes to a close and the PeopleSoft Upgrade prepares for a scheduled launch in April 2015*, many current systems will be used for the last time. For example, this fall will be the last time that faculty, instructors, and their proxies use the current final grading system. When The Upgrade goes live, grade entry (mid-term grades, final grades, and grade changes) will change. Here are some highlights:

• All grade entry will be consolidated and accessible in the new Faculty Center
• A new administrative mark, “NR,” will be posted to transcripts when grades have not been assigned by the grading deadline.
• In addition to direct entry, there will two ways to import grades into the grade roster:
• Uploading from a file
• Importing from Moodle
• After importing from an external source, grades will need to be reviewed in the Faculty Center and then submitted before they are posted to students’ records.

More information and resources will be provided to faculty and instructors closer to the final grading periods for spring semester.

*This article was updated on 02/04/2015 to reflect the most recent timing information.