Final Grade Instructions

This page is intended to instruct faculty on how to input final grades and the last date of attendance into Banner at the end of semesters.

ATTENTION: Faculty must document the last date of attendance

Faculty members shall maintain an attendance record for all of face-to-face and distance education classes. When submitting final grades, faculty must report students’ last date of attendance for any grades deemed unsuccessful attempts. Examples—Any “I” incomplete or F grade must have a last date of attendance attached to the final grade.

Click on link for video tutorial to learn how to enter final grades and last date of attendance: https://www.mga.edu/registrar/tutorials/final-grades/

OR

Go to the MGA Faculty and Staff web site https://www.mga.edu/faculty-staff/index.php. Select ‘Banner/SWORDS’ from the menu. Then select ‘SWORDS Login’.

Enter your single sign on credentials

• Select the menu icon  in the upper left corner
• Select ‘ Banner Self Service’
  
• Then select the ‘ Faculty and Advisors’ Menu
  
• Then select ‘ Final Grades’
• Select the current term
• Click on Submit Term button
• Highlight First CRN (so you can enter the final grades for that class)
• Click on Submit CRN
• Enter grades - choose from the following: A, B, C, D, F, I (Incomplete), or IP (for Learning Support use only).
• Click on Attend Date Tab and type the last date of attendance if you are entering a grade of I, F or IP
• NUMERICAL grades for Georgia Academy and Dual Enrolled students, should be entered in the “HOURS ATTENDED” column.
• Submit Changes
• After you have entered your grades for each CRN, you will get a message that reads:
  (in blue letters) "INFO The grade changes you made were saved successfully."
• To enter your next set of grades:
• (at the bottom of the screen) Select CRN Selection
• Highlight desired CRN
• Click on Submit CRN
• Select Final Grades
• Follow above directions