Grade Submission
This is the information center for SBCC Faculty on grade submission. If you have questions not answered here about how to submit your grades, please visit the Faculty Resource Center (FRC): /frc/
Spring 2025 Timeline & Reminders
Pass/No Pass Deadline Friday, May 16, at 11:59 PM for full semester length courses. |
The Pass/No Pass deadline is on the last day of instruction so students can submit a request until 11:59 PM on the last day of the course for short courses. |
Grade Submission Deadline Wednesday, May 28, at 7:00AM |
Spring 2025 grades must be submitted no later than 7:00 AM on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. |
Records of Achievement - Supporting Documentation Deadline Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
Submit electronic records of achievement (grade documentation) using the Faculty Grade Packet Tool located under the Faculty Class Management tab in the . Supporting documentation must be submitted no later than Wednesday, May 28, 2025. |
How to Change a Grade
Grades can be corrected in Faculty Self-service so long as you first submitted the grade in the same day. Be sure to review the grades that you enter for each student prior to clicking on the submit button. If you noticed you made a mistake after submitting, you may update the grade and then click submit again. Once you submit a grade for a student the grade will lock into the system at 11:59pm daily.
Grade changes after this time will need to be requested through Akil Hill (arfacultysupport@sbcc.edu) in Admissions & Records. Send Akil an email and indicate the CRN of the course. List the Student鈥檚 name, ID number, the current grade and the new grade you are requesting. According to AP 4231, Faculty-initiated grade changes will only be accepted for grades recorded within the previous calendar year.
Grade Types
You may also refer to AP 4230 GRADING AND ACADEMIC RECORD SYMBOLS for additional information.
PLUS/MINUS (+/-) Grading: Instructors have the option of using the 鈥減lus鈥 and 鈥渕inus鈥 designation in combination with letter grades, except that C minus shall not be used. Each instructor shall determine final grades based upon their grading policy as set forth in the course syllabus as well as aligning with the grading standards contained in the official course outline of record.
Symbol | Definition |
A+ | Excellent |
A | Excellent |
A- | Excellent |
B+ | Good |
B | Good |
B- | Good |
C+ | Satisfactory |
C | Satisfactory |
D+ | Less than satisfactory |
D | Less than satisfactory |
D- | Less than satisfactory |
F | Failing |
Some courses are offered only with a grading basis of P/NP, while in others, students may request it using the Pass/No Pass petition. Units awarded are not counted in the GPA. If these are the grades available to you, here is how they are defined:
Symbol | Definition |
P | Pass (at least satisfactory--units awarded not counted in GPA) |
Symbol | Definition |
NP | No Pass (less than satisfactory, or failing--units not counted in GPA)counted in GPA) |
Symbol | Definition |
FW | Failing (Unauthorized Withdrawal) |
The 鈥淔W鈥 symbol may not be used in place of a qualified military withdrawal or an excused withdrawal.
What is the difference between an "F" and an "FW" Grade Symbol? (Reference: Title 5, 55023). The 鈥淔W鈥 grade symbol indicates that a student has stopped participating in the class after the official deadline to withdraw from the course and as a result has failed to meet the class performance objectives. If an 鈥淔W鈥 grade is used, its grade point equals zero (0), and it will be calculated into the GPA,
Course repetition and academic standing in the same manner as an 鈥淔鈥 grade. The 鈥淔W鈥 grade more accurately represents what the student has done, assists the Financial Aid Office and helps academic counselors to work more effectively with a student.
The sole responsibility for assigning grades rests with the individual instructor of record. Each instructor is expected to consistently employ their best judgment in the determination of final grades as set forth in the course syllabus and official course outline of record.
Symbol | Definition |
EW | Excused Withdrawal |
Students may petition the Admissions & Records office to request an Excused Withdrawal (EW). In some instances, you may have a student that must withdraw from your course under circumstances that were beyond their control. The EW grade is a non-evaluative symbol reflected on the grade transcript and allows the college to exclude the student from progress probation and dismissal calculations.
An EW is appropriate when a student requests a withdrawal from courses due to specific events 鈥渂eyond the control of the student鈥 affecting their ability to complete a course(s) that may include:
- job transfer outside of geographical region
- an illness in the family where the student is the primary caregiver
- when student is incarcerated in a CA State Prison or county jail is released from custody or involuntarily transferred before the end of the term
- student is the subject of an immigration action
- Death of an immediate family member
- verifiable accidents or chronic/acute illness
- Natural disasters directly affecting the student.
If you are working with a student that meets this criterion, please refer them to Admissions & Records.
Symbol | Definition |
MW | Military Withdrawal |
A military withdrawal occurs when a student who is a member of an active or reserve United States military service receives orders compelling a withdrawal from courses. Upon verification of such orders, a withdrawal will be permitted at any time during the term. The withdrawal shall be noted as a military withdrawal ("MW") on the student's record. The student shall complete and submit the Military Withdrawal Form to Admissions and Records. The petition shall be reviewed by the Scholastic Standards Committee and if granted an 鈥淢W鈥 would be assigned by Admissions and Records. Military withdrawals shall not be counted in progress probation or disqualification calculations and shall not be counted for the permitted number of withdrawals or counted as an enrollment attempt. The District shall post a credit for eligible enrollment fees to the student鈥檚 account.
If you are working with a student that meets this criterion, please refer them to Admissions & Records.
Symbol | Definition |
W | Withdrawal |
No notation ("W" or other) shall be made on the academic record of the student who withdraws prior to the first census (which is the end of the second week of the Fall/Fall semesters and 20% of the length of the course for all other courses and in the Fall term). A student may withdraw from semester-length courses through the last business day of the 9th week of the semester (and no later than 60% of the length of the course for all other courses and in Fall term) and shall receive a "W" symbol.
Symbol | Definition |
I* | Incomplete |
An Incomplete (I*) non-evaluative symbol may be issued at the end of the term by the
instructor for unforeseeable, emergency, and justifiable reasons that preclude a student鈥檚
final completion of course requirements. For more information see Incomplete Grades & Contracts.
Incomplete Grades & Contracts
A course instructor and student may enter into an when their academic work for unforeseeable, emergency, and justifiable reasons at the end of the term may result in incomplete coursework. An 鈥淚*鈥 grade symbol is placed on the student鈥檚 record by Admissions & Records and the conditions for removal of the 鈥淚*鈥 are stated by the instructor in the contract.
If you will be issuing an 鈥淚鈥 leave the grade field blank and follow the below instructions:
- The faculty member and the student must sign the . If the student鈥檚 signature is not available, please attach an email reflecting the student鈥檚 consent to the terms of the contract.
- Incomplete Contracts must be submitted by faculty to Admissions & Records by the grade deadline using this email: arfacultysupport@sbcc.edu
- The "I*" shall be made up no later than the end of the following semester (i.e., Fall term -- by the end of Fall semester; Fall semester -- by the end of Fall semester, and Fall semester -- by the end of Fall semester).
- Instructor will issue a final grade once the work stipulated has been completed and evaluated by the stated deadline (example: end of Fall 2023 - Saturday, May 20, 2023)
Entering into such a contract is at the faculty member鈥檚 discretion and they should assess on a student-by-student basis when the use of this option would be appropriate for a student and whether the student鈥檚 individual circumstances constitute an 鈥渦nforeseeable, emergency and justifiable reason鈥 for needing additional time.
How to Submit Grades
- Log into your .
- Click on your 鈥楩补肠耻濒迟测鈥 tab and select 鈥楥lass Management鈥 from Faculty Links.
- Select 鈥楪谤补诲别蝉鈥 and then select the term 'Spring 2025' and submit.
- Select the CRN (course reference number) to enter grades for.
- Enter a final grade for every student who appears on your roster. The list of available grades to select from reflects the course grading option, or in cases of approved student requests for P/NP grading, the student selected grading option. Do not forget to go to the next page if your roster has multiple pages.
- Repeat for all CRNs.