Midterm/Mid-Semester Grades for First-Year Undergraduate and First-Year Undergraduate Transfer Students

The collection of mid-semester grades is a valuable tool for monitoring the successful academic progress of all new undergraduates, and mid-term grades only apply to first-year undergraduate and first-year transfer students.

General Information

Midterm grades help you gauge your academic progress halfway through the semester and serve as an indicator of your academic performance in a class.

The grades received are not recorded permanently and will not appear on your transcript. They are purely informational. A student should use their mid-term grade as important and helpful feedback.

You are strongly encouraged to get in touch with your instructor(s) if:

  • You have concerns about your midterm grades
  • There is no midterm grade for your class

If you feel that you could be doing better academically, discuss this with your course instructors or seek help from the Office of Academic Advising (aadv@rice.edu or 713-348-4060).

Where to View (Students)

  1. Login to ESTHER.
  2. From the Students tab, click Students - General.
  3. Click on Student Profile.
  4. On the left, click View Grades.
  5. Select the semester you wish to view grades for, then click Submit.
  6. Your grades (including Midterm Grades) for the selected semester will be displayed.

Where to View (Advisors/Staff)

Midterm grades are viewable in EAB Navigate and in Edgar (Student > Registrar Applications > Grade Report/Download).

Entering Midterm Grades (Instructors)

The process for entering midterm grades is nearly identical to entering final grades. When entering midterm grades, please be sure to select the midterm grades tab in the Grade Entry Dashboard.

It is strongly recommended that you use Chrome or Firefox when entering grades.

  1. Login to ESTHER.
  2. From the Faculty tab, click Grade Entry.
  3. Select the Midterm Grades tab.
  4. Enter the course section (CRN) you wish to grade from your list of assigned courses.
  5. In the student roster below, locate students with blank grade fields and select the appropriate letter grade from the dropdown menu.
  6. Click Save at the bottom right of the page to submit your entries.
  7. When the grading status for the course updates to Completed, you have successfully entered all midterm grades for that course.