Fall 2023 Grading Memorandum
December 13, 2023
Dear Fall 2023 Faculty,
Grading via Faculty Self-Service will be available for the Fall 2023 term beginning Thursday, December 14, 2023 (12:01am) through Wednesday, December 27, 2023 (11:59pm).
Baruch’s online 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” 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.
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 session, that means by Wednesday, December 27, 2023 (11:59pm).
Starting Thursday, December 28, grades need to be submitted via our revised post-deadline submission policy. You must print or download the CUNYfirst version of your grade roster (Word or Excel versions will not be accepted), record the grades, sign the roster, 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 via the online Grade Change Application system 24-48 hours after the roster submission date.
You can assign the grade of WU to undergraduate students on the grade roster only if they did not take the final examination or submit a final assignment/paper.
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.
Failure to submit and post your grades on time will cause great inconvenience to our students:
- Some of your courses are pre-requisites for winter/spring 2024 courses.
- Late grades will delay the conferral of a student’s degree for fall 2023.
- Rosters not submitted delay the distribution of financial aid packages.
- Students depend on their company tuition reimbursement 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 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 GradeRosters@Baruch.cuny.edu.
Thank you.
Eliza Tom | BARUCH COLLEGE
Interim Registrar
One Bernard Baruch Way – Box H858
New York, New York 10010