GRADES

Grades are generally due the first Thursday after the official end date of the class.

It is very important that Instructors adhere to the deadlines as announced and posted to help keep GWC in compliance with state regulations and attendance reporting, district and campus policies. Missing deadlines negatively impacts the entire student population, not just the students in a particular class, by delaying the processing of transcripts for student transfers or conferring of degrees/certificates, as well as the reports required for checking pre-requisite requirements.

Students have two years to challenge a grade, so if an Instructor does not use Canvas to track grades, and if he/she chooses to not submit backup documentation to Admissions and Records, he/she MUST maintain backup documentation in a secure manner for a minimum of two years to comply with the college grade challenge policy.

it is recommended that all faculty keep backup documentation for three years.

PUBLICLY POSTING GRADES

GWC discourages publicly posting grades. If publicly posting grades for a class, Instructors need to keep in mind FERPA law. Instructors may NOT post any personally identifying information about a student (such as a name, student ID number, SSN, telephone number, or any portion of those items, etc.). If posting grades, an Instructor must assign a unique identifier to the student that only that student would know.