Grading Information for Faculty

Important Dates for Online Grading:

	Online Grading Starts	Grades Due
Fall Quarter (Sept 27, 2012 - Dec 14, 2012	Nov 19, 2012	Dec 17, 2012, 3 p.m. CST
Winter Quarter (Jan 7, 2013 - Mar 22, 2013	Mar 4, 2013	Mar 25, 2013, 3 p.m. CST
Spring Quarter (Apr 2, 2013 - June 14, 2013)	May 28, 2013	June 17, 2013, 5 p.m. CST

If you will be out of town during the grading period, you may access CAESAR from any computer with an internet connection.
For students ATTENDING the class who do not show up on the roster, you will need to submit a Change of Registration form accompanied by a Change of Grade form to the Office of the Registrar.
For students NOT ATTENDING the class who appear on the roster, assign an "F" grade and email nu-grades@northwestern.edu with the student’s name, class information and an indication that the student never attended or stopped attending. Please do not include any “grade” information in the email.
Assign an X if student was absent from the final exam
Assign a Y if student didn’t complete all required coursework
If an instructor does not report a grade for a student by the Grades Due date for the term, a grade of NR (Not Reported) will be reflected on the student’s transcript.
Grade rosters cannot be “reopened” after the Grades Due date for the term.
If a grade needs to be changed after the online grading period, the instructor will use the online change of grade feature in the grade roster in CAESAR to submit a request for a change of grade.
- Instructor tip sheet for requesting a change of grade
- Dean approver tip sheet for approving/denying a request for a change of grade
All incompletes, including K grades, must be resolved before a student’s graduation. No grade changes are accepted after graduation.
- Deadlines and policy for Undergraduate students:
  - Grade changes including incompletes (Y, X) must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the end of the next quarter or credit is forfeited.
  - For students who are not in residence, grade changes including incompletes (Y, X) must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar within one year after the course was offered.
  - Grade changes are approved by the Dean of the school offering the course.
- Deadlines and policy for Graduate students:
  - Grade changes including incompletes (Y, X) must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar within one year after the course was offered.
  - The one year deadline to make up an incomplete grade (Y, X) does not apply to the K grade for 590-0 research courses.
  - Grade changes are approved by the Dean of the student’s school.

Questions may be addressed to nu-grades@northwestern.edu; (847) 467-0760