Fall 2020 Grading Memorandum (December 16 – December 23, 2020)
December 8, 2020
From: Edward D. Adams, Senior Registrar
Dear Fall 2020 Faculty,
Grading via Faculty Self-Service will be available for the fall 2020 term beginning on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 (12:01am) through Wednesday, December 23, 2020 (11:59pm).
Baruch’s on-line grading system via CUNYfirst allows you to submit final grades from on or off-campus. Once you have entered, reviewed, and saved your grade roster, you must then click on submit grades to the Registrar which will prompt the “POST” button; You must click on “POST” in order for your final grades to be officially submitted. Once you have posted your grades, the students will be able to view them instantaneously via CUNYfirst Student Self-Service.
You are able to assign the grade of WU to undergraduate students on the grade roster provided they did not take the final examination.
WU – A grade of “WU” is to be assigned to students who attended a minimum of one class session, completely stopped attending, and did not officially withdraw. A “WU” grade should never be given in place of an “F” grade. The “F” grade is an earned grade based on poor performance and the student not meeting the learning objectives/outcomes of the course throughout the entire academic term/session.
CUNY’s grading policy states that grades be submitted no later than three (3) business days after the last day of the final examination period. For this term, that means Wednesday, December 23, 2020 (11:59pm). Starting Thursday, December 24, grades need to be submitted via our revised post-deadline submission policy. You must print the CUNYfirst version of your grade roster (word or excel versions will not be accepted), manually record the grades, sign it, and email it, from your Baruch email address, to GradeRosters@Baruch.cuny.edu
Once your roster has been posted, any request for change(s) to a grade(s) must be initiated through your department.
- The grades are required in order to confer fall 2020 degrees.
- Some of your courses are pre-requisites for winter and spring 2021 courses.
- Rosters not submitted delay the distribution of financial aid packages.
- Many students depend on their company tuition re-imbursement plan to meet their tuition payment obligation to the college.
Grading Instructions and Grading Scale/Definitions:
Instructions to Submit Grades using CUNYfirst
Claiming Your CUNYfirst Account:
You must claim your CUNYfirst account in order to submit your grades. Please click on the following links to claim your account, if you have not already done so:
https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu
Print the Claim Your Account instructions (PDF)
Should you encounter technical problems while using the CUNYfirst Self-Service system, please contact the Computing and Technology Help Desk at HelpDesk@Baruch.cuny.edu.
Questions regarding grading policies should be directed to Beverley King, Associate Registrar, at Beverley.King@Baruch.cuny.edu or GradeRosters@Baruch.cuny.edu
Thank you,
Edward D. Adams
Senior Registrar