Submitting Grades

Instructors submit student grades are submitted through CAESAR. You may post grades via most any computer with an internet connection. You will need an active NetID in order to access CAESAR for grading. Although the Course Management System/Blackboard does contain a gradebook feature, you must enter final grades in CAESAR, not Blackboard. SCS does not accept paper grade sheets or grades submitted in any other form than via CAESAR.

Do not leave blank grades in CAESAR. A letter grade, or X or Y to indicate an Incomplete, should be assigned to each student.

Use caution when calculating grades. If you do discover a mistake after your grades have been submitted, you will need to submit a Change of Grade Form, which may be picked up from the SCS Registration Office on the sixth floor of 339 E. Chicago Ave, between the hours of 8:30 and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Please contact SCS Registration for details on Change of Grade form at 312-503-6950.

Once the grading deadline has passed, you should not accept any additional assignments from students, unless an Incomplete has previously been approved. For the sake of academic integrity, the term deadlines need to be respected by all.

Online grading is available only during specified times at the end of each quarter. The grading deadlines for undergraduate instructors are posed at: http://scs.northwestern.edu/ugrad/calendar/. The grading deadline for graduate instructors is posted at www.scs.northwestern.edu/grad/calendar.

For more information on how to submit grades online, please visit http://www.registrar.northwestern.edu/fac-staff_resources/CAESAR_grading_tips.html. If you encounter problems while trying to submit your grades, please contact the Office of the Registrar at 847/491-5234.

Instructors who do not submit grades by the deadline should contact the SCS Registration Office or their program coordinator. The student grades must be recorded without delay. This is a matter of chief importance to the SCS Dean and to our students.