NGCSU students receive mid-term grades

By Kala Gulledge, NG '06

DAHLONEGA (Nov. 13, 2006) – This semester professors posted undergraduate student mid-term grades online for the first time. The new academic policy will help students determine their standing in a course and identify to faculty members the students who may need additional assistance.

Previously mid-term grades were not posted online or mailed out, leaving faculty to keep students updated on their academic progress on an individual basis, according to interim associate vice president for Academic Affairs, Terry McLeod. who is in charge of the implementation of the new grading policy.

There have been indications from students that this approach did not always work and that some students didn’t feel informed, said McLeod.

Banner, the student-records software, is used to report final grades, and is now used for posting mid-terms as well.

The policy was also started after a study reported that the absence of a mid-term grading process could result in students staying in courses from which they should withdraw.

Professors are required to post mid-term grades online approximately five days before the end of the course withdrawal period.  The registrar sends out reminders to faculty members and generates a report of all professors not submitting grades. This report is sent to Academic Affairs and reviewed by the appropriate deans and department heads.

“This fall we had only a few professors that did not get mid-term grades in on time,” said McLeod.

The new policy is part of the university’s approach to improve retention and graduation rates. McLeod said it will inform students of their academic progress and help reduce the chance of a student receiving a lower grade point average or possibly leaving school.

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