Grading Policy                          

The information listed below should be followed closely when submitting grades.

1. Every student who is legitimately registered in a course must receive a grade for that course. Valid grades include A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, F, I, P, W, AU, H+, H, (Y for Basic Studies only). Some of these grades may be awarded only in the special circumstances described below.
   
   
2. The "P" grade is to be awarded only if you have indicated before the beginning of the term that the grading for the course will be PASS/FAIL exclusively, or if the student has elected the PASS/FAIL option. Students who applied for PASS/FAIL grading filed a form with the Advisement Center during the first week of the term. P, F, or I (which appear in the "grade on record" column) are the only valid grades in this situation. The web will not accept another grade.
   
   
3. The "AU" (audit) grade can only be assigned when officially requested by the student during the ADD/DROP period. The "AU" grade appears in the "grade on record" column. It is a preassigned grade. You may not change it.
   
   
4. The H-OPTION (Honor’s designation) grade may be assigned by the instructor in a predesignated course when honors work has been completed in accordance with a prior contract agreement., The grade is indicated by marking the H (3.7) or H+ (4.0) as is appropriate to the student’s achievement.
   
   
5. Incomplete grades have been preassigned to students who have applied for them on the appropriate form (the original is filed with the Registrar; a copy to you). If you are grading before the last day for students to submit "I" forms, the "I" may not appear on your web roster. Please return to this roster to verify "I" grades after the semester has ended. If you have issued a grade to a student who subsequently submits an incomplete form, the Registrar will change the grade to an "I". "I" grades will not be computed in students’ term averages. Incomplete grades must be resolved to appropriate grades by the date indicated in each semester calendar. (When you signed the Incomplete form you may have indicated an earlier date.) "I" grades not resolved by the date will be automatically changed to "F" by the Registrar. All incomplete requests must be student initiated.
   
   
6. Students who dropped courses during the 50% refund period appear on the roster with "DR" in the "grade on record" column. They cannot be graded.
   
   
7. Students who withdrew from courses had to complete a withdrawal form signed by you. This form called for the awarding of a "W" grade which is preassigned and appears on the grade roster in the "grade on record’ column. Please note, all withdrawal grades must be student initiated. "W" grades cannot be awarded on the Web.
   
   
8. Every student who does not have a "W" "AU" "DR" or "I" in the "grade on record" column must be assigned a grade,. You must grade all students. The message below the course title will confirm when all students are graded. No student should be attending your class who does not appear on your grade roster. An "F" may be the appropriate grade for students who stopped attending and did not withdraw.
   
   
9. PLEASE NOTE: In order to comply with financial aid audit requirements, it is necessary for you to maintain in your personal records the last date of student participation in the class for anyone awarded an F. This will aid in distinguishing between earned and non attendance failures. Whenever you issue a grade of "F", please print a copy of the grade roster and indicate the last date of attendance for any "F" grade, sign and return it to Beth Foster in the Registrar’s Office.
   
   
10. If you need assistance with Web grading e-mail one of us.
    
    Registrar, Cynthia Brennan, e-mail: brennanc@ramapo.edu
    Associate Registrar, Beth Foster, e-mail: bfoster@ramapo.edu
    Assistant Registrar, Judy May, e-mail: jmay@ramapo.edu

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