Spring Graduate CommencementPlease check www.ohio.edu/commencement for more information.

Spring semester examination period.For the final exam schedule, go to www.ohio.edu/registrar/final-exam-schedule.

Official degree conferral date for graduate degrees

Spring Undergraduate CommencementPlease check www.ohio.edu/commencement for more information.

Spring semester closing date

Deadline noon Eastern for all grades, including pending grades for degree candidatesGRADING SYSTEMCLASSES THAT END PRIOR TO THE SEMESTER CLOSING DATE : Classes that end prior to the semester closing date may have their final grades submitted beginning the last day of the class. Grades are to be entered through the Faculty & Advising Center (see detailed instructions below). The grade deadline remains the same. All semester grades must be submitted by Wednesday, following the close of the semester, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern.Important notes regarding your grades:Once you enter the grades and click submit they are recorded on the students' records and are available to the student within 24 hours. If you click submit and have not recorded a grade for a student you may enter a grade for that student through the Faculty & Advising Center until the final grade deadline for the semester. After a grade has been submitted, if you need to make a change due to an error in calculation, a Special Grade Report form must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar. It is important to submit grades as soon as possible, but you do have until the grade deadline to submit all of your semester grades.FULL SEMESTER CLASSES : The grading system for reporting spring semester final grades will be available through the Faculty Advising Center on the first day of Final Exam Week at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Note: grades CANNOT be entered using Internet Explorer 8; please ensure your browser is updated. Instructions for using the system:1. Log in to the Faculty & Advising Center using your OHIO ID and password.2. On the Teaching tab select "Class List/Grading." Note: Only the faculty/instructors listed in PeopleSoft as the instructors for the class may enter and submit grades.3. Two options for entering final grades:1) View class roster to enter grades: group.png Click to see the students registered in the class and to enter grades.2) Import/Load grades: table_add.png Click to paste grades from an external file, i.e., PID, grade, FS Stop Date may be copied from another file and pasted into your grade roster.4. Click the Save Grades button to save the grades if you will need to make changes later. Click the Submit Grades button after you have completed entering your grades to finalize the submission of grades for the class. Submitting grades will affect only students for whom you have entered a grade. If a student's grade was blank when you submitted, you may go back and enter the final grade online. After grades are submitted any changes must be processed using a Special Grade Report form.5. If you do not finalize the submission of grades by clicking the Submit Grades button, what you have saved as of the grade deadline will be submitted automatically for you.Faculty & Advising Center FAQ - GradesBLACKBOARD 9.1PDF instructions [PDF] are available on how to download the Grade Center from Blackboard 9.1 and import final grades into the Ohio University Online Grading System. Additional information on the Blackboard Grade Center is available online.