Course-related timeline:
- Finals begin: Monday, May 8, 7:30am
- Reading Day: Wednesday, May 10, all day
- Finals end: Friday, May 12, 10:00pm
Grade-related timeline:
- Final Grading Opens: Tuesday, May 9, 9:00am
- Incomplete Grading Option Opens: Tuesday, May 9, 9:00am
- Grade Changes Opens: Tuesday, May 9, 9:00am
- Student Statements: In most cases, the system closes for students to submit statements: Sunday, May 7, 11:59pm
- Students Can Begin Viewing Final Submitted Grades: Tuesday, May 9, 9:00am, via DegreeWorks
- All Grades Due: Friday, May 19, by 5:00pm
- System Closes for All Grade Processes: Friday, May 19, at 5:00pm (including Grade changes and Incompletes submissions via Workflow)
How to Prepare
Ensure you can login to HomerConnect (and Duo) and access the final grade entry form: If you need assistance, please contact registrar@ithaca.edu.
Review your roster:
- Are all of the students attending your class on the roster?
- Do you have students that have never attended?
- If you have questions regarding the status of the students on your roster, contact registrar@ithaca.edu.
- This will reduce the number of NGS (no grade submitted) grades.
Review how to post grades: Based on your feedback, we created an updated how-to video.
Things to Remember
Last Attendance Date (LAD): This only needs to be assigned for students that have a final grade of F. If you are assigning a grade of F to a student, you will need to enter the LAD to be able to save the grade roster. If you are assigning a grade of F to a student who has never attended your class, please enter the LAD as the first day of the term or block:
- Spring term began 1/23/23
- Spring block II began 3/20/23
When students receive federal aid and fail to successfully complete one course within a given semester (for example, earning all Fs), we are required to determine the last day the student attended class or engaged in an academic activity.
Incomplete grades: Can be submitted by faculty via IC Workflow until Friday, May 19, by 5:00pm. All Incomplete grades must be reviewed and approved by the Dean’s Office no later than Monday May 22, by 9:00am.
After the Friday, May 19, deadline, only NGS (no grade submitted) can be changed to an incomplete grade using the grade change workflow once the system reopens for grade change processing on Monday, May 22, after 4:00pm (you cannot change a posted letter grade to an Incomplete grade).
Grade Changes: Once a grade has been rolled the only way to modify the grade is through the grade change in IC Workflow. The Grade Change form in IC Workflow for spring grading will be available starting Tuesday, May 9, 9:00am.
Grade changes cannot be submitted from: May 19, 5:00pm until Monday, May 22, after 4:00pm.
Final GPA and Academic Standing complete: Monday, May 22, by 4:00pm.
Please note: If a student views a grade for which they have chosen the S/D/F grading option before the Office of the Registrar ‘rolls grades’ the student will see the assigned grade. Once grades are rolled the grade will convert to the S/D/F option.
IC Workflow Approvers, Workflow-related timeline:
- Must Complete Processing: Monday, May 22, by 9:00am
- Final GPA and Academic Standing Complete: Monday, May 22, by 4:00pm
- System Reopens for Grade Change Processing: Monday, May 22, after 4:00pm
Reading Day:
Ithaca College's Reading Day, during Finals Week, allows non-scheduled time for students to prepare for their final exams.
During reading days, no required academic activities including classes, labs, or assignments will be scheduled. Reading days are intended to allow students an opportunity to reflect, prepare, and review prior to taking final exams.
Faculty may consider offering study sessions or office hours for students to attend if they choose during reading days. Student attendance at any supplemental sessions or office hours would be voluntary.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@ithaca.edu. Thank you for supporting our students!