Attendance Reporting and Grade Submission Policy

All faculty members must report attendance for their classes on weekly basis.  Attendance for all classes is submitted electronically via OPEN.  Attendance for each week's classes is due Sunday evening.

Park University Policy for the Submission and Changing of Student Grades

Effective September 6, 2005

• End-of-course grades must be entered via the University’s OPEN system and must be entered by the Park University faculty member who taught the course.  No one (e.g., university staff, department assistants, student workers) other than the instructor may enter student grades.
• Final grades for all classes, whether taught face-to-face or online, must be entered no later than 48 hours following the end of the term.
• With the exceptions of grades of “I” (incomplete), instructors must enter grades for all students in the class prior to submission.
• Faculty members who wish to assign a grade of “I” (incomplete) for a student should not submit a grade for the student.  However, the faculty member must complete and submit the Contract for Incomplete form to the Registrar.
• Faculty members who do not submit grades prior to the deadline will not be able to submit grades via OPEN and instead must submit a written, signed, and dated grade report to the University Registrar, who will then enter the grades.
• Any faculty member who wishes to change a student’s grade after it has been entered into the system must complete a Change of Grade Form, obtain the appropriate signatures, and submit it to the Registrar.  On the Registrar or Registrar’s designee has the access and authority to change a grade, and the change must be approved by the instructor-of-record or the Provost.
• A grade may be changed, prior to the deadline, to correct a clerical or administrative error, or to correct an error in the calculation or recording of a grade.  A change of grade will not be based upon additional work performed or re-examination beyond the established course requirements.  Faculty members may not change grades via OPEN; all grade changes will be entered by the University Registrar after receiving appropriate documentation.
• No grade changes shall be granted more than one calendar year after the original grade submission deadline.  Any change of grade, prior to the deadline, will be initiated by the faculty member who assigned the grade.  All requests for grade changes must be adequately documented.
• Any person who violates this policy is subject to immediate dismissal for cause.  The actions of persons violating this policy may also be reported to governmental officials.

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