Important Deadlines and Procedures:
Mid Semester
Submit your midterm grades via Banner Self-Service. See the Academic Calendar for the deadline to submit grades.
End of semester
Submit your final grades via Banner Self-Service. See the Academic Calendar for the deadline to submit grades.
Grading for Undergraduate Courses
You must submit a grade for every student on your roster, including those who do not take the final exam or have stopped coming to class. It is complicated for our office to resolve a final grade when it has been left blank. The following is an explanation of the grade to use when A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D and F do not apply. For specific clarifications on grading, please consult with your Academic Division Chair.
AF: Absence failure. Failure due to unauthorized withdrawal or excessive absence. It is also used as a final grade for a student who does not show up to the final exam and has not made arrangements with you to make it up.
X: Failure to take the final exam in the course. The student does not take the final exam, but has made arrangements with you to make it up. It is a temporary grade that must be resolved within 30 days, or it will be changed to an F.
I: Incomplete. A signed contract between the student and the instructor, to be used only in extraordinary circumstances. You or the student should obtain an incomplete form from the Registrar Office. You will assign a final date for work to be completed, both you and the student sign the contract, and one of you brings it to the Registrar. When the work is completed and you are ready to assign a grade, follow the steps to Change a Grade.
W: Authorized withdrawal. The system automatically assigns this grade when a student withdraws within the dates defined in the academic calendar. You cannot assign this grade.
AU: Audit. If the only grade option that appears is AU, it means the student is auditing the course. Choose AU for the grade, or if the student has not satisfactorily completed the course, contact the Registrar by e-mail, requesting that the grade of “W” – Authorized withdrawal (or unsatisfactory audit) be entered on the student’s transcript.
P: Pass. For students who have registered for the course pass/fail. Must earn the equivalent to a C or better.
NP: No Pass. For students who have registered for the course pass/fail. Equivalent to a D or an F.
| Grade | Equivalent Grade Points | |
| A | High Achievement and intellectual initiative | 4.0 |
| A- | Approaching high achievement | 3.7 |
| B+ | Slightly higher than above average achievement | 3.3 |
| B | Above average | 3.0 |
| B- | Approaching above average achievement | 2.7 |
| C+ | Slightly higher than average achievement | 2.3 |
| C | Average achievement | 2.0 |
| C- | Below average achievement. Grade does not fulfill "C or better" course requirements. | 1.7 |
| D | Inferior but passing achievement | 1.0 |
| F | Failure | 0.0 |
Banner Self Service
You will use Banner Self Service, our database system, to view and print your class rosters, to see your own classroom assignments and class schedule, obtain student e-mail addresses, list your office hours and to assign student grades. This outline will help you get started.
If you've never logged on to Banner Self Service before or your account has been reset, please follow the steps here.
The following times you log in:
Go to http://banner.slu.edu and log in directly.
If you are unable to log on or don’t know your Banner SLU Net ID (logon name) or password, contact the Registrar Office: registrar-madrid@slu.edu. Include the following information in your message:
In Banner Self-Service you will see:
To view and print a list of students and email the class:
The option Class List Detail – provides further information on each student, i.e. major.
To view a student’s academic transcript:
To submit your grades:
For detailed information on the courses you are assigned to teach:
To input your Office Hours for students to view:
Click on Office hours
**To access your SLU e-mail account**
Go to URL https://mail.google.com/a/slu.edu
Your username is the same as your SLU Net ID and the initial password is Id followed by the last 6 digits of your Banner ID (capital I, lower-case d). If you want to forward all the email you receive here to another email account, follow the instructions in http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10957&topic=13303 .
If you run into trouble, please email support-madrid@slu.edu asking them to reset your SLU email account. Please provide them with your full name, Banner ID, and SLU Net ID.