Grade Posting
Grade posting is an important part of accurate record maintenance and is critical for ensuring student record integrity, as well as for compliance requirements and reporting.
Grade posting resources and deadlines are below.
Grading Instructions
Administrative Resource Center (ARC) contains the following grading instructions within the SIS Records Maintenance section:
- Adjusting Grade Basis
- Enter and Post Grades Through the Grade Roster
- To view the full roster select the view all link or use arrows to scroll to view additional pages.
- Posted grades cannot be updated in SIS, a Grade Assignment/Change form must be submitted after noon the following day.
- Grade Roster Excel Export
- Grades - View a Student's Grades
- Missing Grade Report
- Submitting a Grade Assignment or Grade Change Form
- Posted grades cannot be updated in SIS, a Grade Assignment/Change form must be submitted after noon the following day.
- Grade changes are not immediate and may take 5-10 business days.
- You will not receive a separate notification that grades have been posted. Their appearance in the Official Grade column serves as your confirmation that posting was successful.
Access to Post Grades
Post access is required to post or change grades. Reach out to your department scheduling contact with questions about grading access. If there was an adjustment to your grading access, please allow 24 hours for this to be updated.
Incomplete Grades
An Incomplete (“I”) may be assigned when a student has satisfactorily completed a major portion of the work in a course. Additional time is permitted to complete outstanding requirements upon discretion of the instructor.
Assignment of an Incomplete and any reasonable additional extension is determined by the instructor, in concurrence with the instructional department. An Incomplete should not be assigned without confirmation from the student that they intend to complete the course requirements.
Incomplete Grades will lapse if a grade change form is not submitted by the deadline listed below. If an additional extension is approved, a grade change form must be submitted to change the I grade to an IX (Incomplete Extension). Detailed instructions are located on the Enter and Post Grades through the Grade Roster instructions.
Once a lapse grade has posted, it cannot be returned to an I or changed to an IX. A grade change form must be submitted when a final grade is determined.
For grading considerations related to cases of academic integrity, see the Office of Academic Affairs’ Faculty Obligations.
Lapse Deadline
The lapse deadline is always 12:00PM EST on the 6th Saturday of the subsequent term. Mark your calendar with these upcoming deadlines:
- Autumn 2025: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
- Spring 2026: Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Summer 2026: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026
Submit a Grade Assignment or Change Form
Grade Rosters
Instructors are not able to enter grades prior to grade roster availability regardless of email reminders, a student's transfer request or if a student completed an independent study course early.
Autumn 2025 Availability
| Full Term | Session 1 | Session 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Monday, September 29, 2025 | Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
Spring 2026 Availability
| Full Term | Session1 | Session 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, April 6, 2026 | Friday, February 13, 2026 | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
Summer 2026 Availability - Full Term, 6 and 8 Week Sessions
| Full Term 12 Weeks |
6-week Session 1 | 6 week Session 2 | 8-week Session 1 | 8-week Session 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, July 9, 2026 | Thursday, June 4, 2026 | Thursday, July 16, 2026 | Thursday, June 18, 2026 | Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
Summer 2026 Availability - 4 Week Sessions
| 4-week Session 1 | 4-week Session 2 | 4 week Session 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 28, 2026 | Thursday, June 25, 2026 | Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
Grade Posting Deadlines
Autumn 2025
| Student Type | Session 11 | Full Term and Session 21 |
|---|---|---|
| Graduating2 (5 p.m.) For final exams administered on the last day of exams, grades for graduating students are due by noon the following day. |
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Thursday, December 18, 2025 |
| Non-Graduating (11:59 p.m.) | Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Monday, December 22, 2025 |
Spring 2026
| Student Type | Session 11 | Full Term and Session 21 |
|---|---|---|
| Graduating2 (5 p.m.) For final exams administered on the last day of exams, grades for graduating students are due by noon the following day. |
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| Non-Graduating (11:59 p.m.) | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 2026 |
Summer 2026 - Full Term, 6 Week Sessions
| Student Type | Full Term 12 Weeks | 6-week Session 11 | 6 week Session 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Graduating2 (5 p.m.) For final exams administered on the last day of exams, grades for graduating students are due by noon the following day. |
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Friday, June 26, 2026 | Thursday, August 6, 2026 |
| Non-Graduating Students (11:59 p.m.) | Monday, August 10, 2026 | Friday, June 26, 2026 | Monday, August 10, 2026 |
Summer 2026 - 8 and 4 Week Sessions
| Student Type | 8-week Session 11 | 8-week Session 21 | 4-week Session 11 | 4-week Session 21 | 4 week Session 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graduating2 (5 p.m.) For final exams administered on the last day of exams, grades for graduating students are due by noon the following day. |
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Thursday, August 6, 2026 |
| Non-Graduating Students (11:59 p.m.) | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Monday, August 10, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Monday, August 10, 2026 |
1Regional campus exam schedules vary for session courses. Grade deadlines are the day after the exam is taken for both graduating and non-graduating students.
2Students in a bachelor's program my be identified as a graduating student when eligible for an associate degree. An associate's plan will appear on the Academics tab in Buckeye Link.