Online Final Grade Entry
Starting in Fall 2006, all final grades are submitted via ESTHER.
Online grade entry is available to Course Instructors and Department Coordinators. For information about designating another staff member in your department to access online grade entry, refer to the “Designate Staff to Access Online Grade Entry for a Department” on page 18 of the ESTHER Online Grade Entry instructions 
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This page includes the following topics:
Fall 2011 Grade Submission Deadline
Online Grade Entry Support
Accessing Online Grade Entry
Entering Grades
Submitting and Reviewing Grades
More Information About Online Grade Entry
Fall 2011 Grade Submission Deadline
The Fall 2011 deadline for online grade submission is December 23, 2011 by 5:00 p.m.
Online Grade Entry Support
If you have questions, requests, or problems with the online grade entry, please contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registrar@rice.edu or contact the Online Grade Entry Hotline at extension 8044 (713-348-8044).
Accessing Online Grade Entry
- Login to ESTHER
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Note: If you do not remember your PIN and are unable to answer your security question, please contact Human Resources at people@rice.edu to request that your ESTHER login PIN be reset.
- Go to Faculty Services > Grade Entry.
- Select a term and a roster.
- Enter the course CRN, which can be found on the paper grade roster supplied by the Office of the Registrar.
- Enter the Grade Entry PIN, which can also be found on the paper grade roster supplied by the Office of the Registrar.
Note: The Grade Entry PIN is case-sensitive. If you are having trouble with your PIN, try substituting the letter zero for the letter O or vice versa.
Entering Grades
- Select a grade for each student from the drop-down box.
- There is a 30-minute timeout for this screen, so it is a good idea to periodically save your work. To save your work, click Save Your Work. Otherwise, you may save your work and finish later, to save and finish entering grades later, click Save and Finish Later.
Please note the following grade entry limitations:
- Grades can only be entered for enrolled students.
- If a student is not listed on a grade entry roster, that student is not registered for the course. Before a grade can be reported for the student, the student will have to register for the course.
- There can only be one grade mode per course. Therefore, you cannot enter grades of mixed modes such as standard letter grades and satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades for the same course.
- Before grades can be submitted, all grades must be entered into the online grade entry roster. You cannot submit a grade roster with missing grades.
- You will have to provide grades of Audit (AUD) or No Credit (NC) for students who are auditing your course.
For more information, please see the guidelines for entering final grades for degree candidates 
and non-graduating students 
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Submitting and Reviewing Grades
When you are ready to submit the grades, click Submit to Banner. You will then be able to review the grades before confirming the submission to Banner.
Once you have submitted grades online, you cannot change them online. If you wish to change a grade after it has been submitted online, you will need to complete a Grade Change Form available by request in the Office of the Registrar. Please come by to complete the form and submit it as necessary.
More Information About Online Grade Entry
For more information about online grade entry, refer to the ESTHER Online Grade Entry instructions 
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