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 |
Log in to CAESAR to post grades: www.northwestern.edu/caesar/
- 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.
- Deadlines and policy for Undergraduate students:
Questions may be addressed to nu-grades@northwestern.edu; (847) 467-0760


