Mid-Term Grading: Fall 2012

I write to remind you that Mid-Term Grades are due by October 15, 2012. 

Beginning with the Fall 2012 semester you will no longer receive mid-term grade rosters with your freshmen listed. You need only to log into St. John’s Central, select UIS, click on Faculty and select the Mid-Term Grades option.  The X numbers of the students you must enter grades for will be highlighted in red. Although University policy requires that you submit mid-term grades for freshmen, you are encouraged to submit mid-term grades for all students. In accordance with established practice, we will continue to report to the Provost and Deans on the progress of mid-term grade submission.  After the mid-term grade due date, you will be receiving emails from my office which lists any freshmen for which you have not submitted grades. 

Given the University’s goals of enhancing student engagement and supporting the academic progress of students, for the purpose of mid-term grade submission, the University defines freshmen as all first-time undergraduate students admitted for the current semester, regardless of the number of credits they have, and all other undergraduate students who have 24 or fewer credits.

I would like to remind you that mid-term grades are informational only.  They do not appear on a student’s transcript.  Although grades are not due until October 15, 2012, you can begin to enter grades on Friday, October 5, 2012. The last day for a student to withdraw from a class or to apply for a pass/fail option is Wednesday, November 7, 2012.  

I thank you for your cooperation in submitting mid-term grades. Mid-term grades provide students a better understanding of their progress at this key point in the semester, and help them in their planning for the remainder of the semester.

Feel free to contact me should you have questions.