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Eastern Illinois University

 

BANNER GRADE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

 

8-Week ROSTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB BEGINNING

JULY 24 AT 7:00 A.M.

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: 8-WEEK GRADES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN: 4:00 P.M., AUGUST 6, 2008

 

GRADES MAY BE SUBMITTED THROUGH BANNER SELF-SERVICE 24 HOURS A DAY EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY MORNINGS FROM 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M., WHEN REGULARALY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OCCURS.  The grading period will begin Thursday, July 24 and end at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6.

 

 

SUBMIT GRADES:  

 

  1. Open Internet Explorer.  Go to Eastern’s home page click PAWS:Student & Employee.

 

2.   Click on Employee/Faculty Login to PAWS System in the right-hand side of the page.

 

3.   Enter User ID and Password – Click Login..

 

4.   Click on Faculty and Advisors

 

  1. Click on Summer 2008 grades.

 

6.   Select course from drop down menu – submit.

           

7.   Select grade from drop down menu for each student. (Some courses such as GST 1000 and

      MAT 1270 will show grades of RA, RB, RC, etc. on the drop down menu.  An RA is equivalent to A, RB to B and RC to C, etc.  The “R” is used for behind the scenes processing so you may simply ignore it.)  Only the grades you are allowed to assign for the course will be shown in the drop down menu.

 

      8.   At the end of the page – submit.  NOTE:  You may verify the submission by clicking on the CRN

            selection link at the bottom of the page to return to the Select CRN Menu, then click on the course

            you just graded to view the grades submitted.

 

      9.   Choose CRN Selection at the bottom of the page to return to the course menu and choose another class.

 

10.   After you are finished submitting all grades for all rosters, click on ‘Exit’ at the top of the page to

logout.

 

You may make changes to your grade rosters as many times as you like before 4:00pm on Wednesday, August 6, 2008.  The system will shut down promptly at 4:00pm.  A Grade Correction form will be required to report any grades or make corrections after that time.

 

 

BANNER GRADE SUBMISSION:

 

·         The last date of attendance should be listed for students who receive a grade of 'F', ‘NF”, ‘NC’ or ‘NNC’ because they stopped attending class.   (Financial Aid laws require this information.)  Dates do not have to be listed for students who earned the “F” or “NC” grade or with legitimate reasons for being assigned an “I” grade.

 

Note:  When you list the last date attended you may receive the message “The student has not withdrawn from the class.”  The grade has been submitted correctly.  You may verify the submission by clicking on the CRN selection link at the bottom of the page to return to the Select CRN Menu, then click on the course you just graded to view the grades submitted.

 

·         Office of the Registrar may be contacted at 217-581-3511, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Before 8:00 a.m. and after 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday and Sunday, a staff member may be paged and you will receive a call back.  The pager number is 348-2962.

 

 

VALID GRADES FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS


The grades given in courses are as follows:

Grade

 

Description

 

 

A

 

Excellent

 

 

B

 

Good

 

 

C

 

Average

 

 

D

 

Poor but Passed

 

 

F

 

Failed

 

 

NF

 

Failure--None-Attendance

 

 

CR

 

Credit

 

 

NC

 

No Credit

 

 

AU

 

Audit

 

 

DC

 

Deferred Credit

 

 

I

 

Incomplete

 

 

W

 

Withdrew-- No Grade

 

 

X

 

No Grade Submitted

 

 

Deferred Credit

Students in undergraduate and graduate  courses such as field-experience, independent study, thesis, or research requiring work of a continuing nature over several terms before the final project is completed may receive the grade of "DC" or "Deferred Credit." "Deferred Credit" designates that the student remained enrolled for credit throughout the term and that the project is continuing into another term.