• Log into SIS.
• Enter your User ID (Rensselaer ID Number)and PIN (Personal ID Number). If you forget your PIN, click the "Forgot PIN?" button.
• On the main menu, select "Instructors and Advisers" in the menu.
• Select "Submit Final Grades."
• Select "Current Term" and submit that term.
• Select the first course you wish to grade.
• Submit the Course Reference Number (CRN), which brings you back to the "Instructors and Advisers" menu.
• Select "Submit Final Grades."
• Enter each grade from the drop-down menu.
• Print the grades if you want a copy for you or your departmental office.
• When you are done, click "Submit" and you will see a message at the top of the screen that the grades have been saved successfully.
• Click "CRN Selection" at the bottom of the page.
• Choose the next course you wish to grade and submit the CRN which brings you back to the "Instructors and Adviser" menu.
• Select "Submit Your Final Grades." 
• Repeat the same sequence above until you have graded all of your courses.

Every night, grades are "rolled" to student records. You can find these grades in the "rolled column." Once a grade has been "rolled" to a student's academic history, grades can only be adjusted by filling out a Change of Grade Form, available through the Instructor menu in SIS. Completed forms must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. You cannot change rolled grades online.

Master and Doctoral Thesis/Project Registrations are graded every term, either "S" (Satisfactory progress) or "U" (Unsatisfactory progress). The "S" or "U" grade reflects a single-term research progress.

If you have a student who attended your course but is not on your roster, submit a request and include the student's name, course name, Course Reference Number (CRN), and grade. We will research the student's registrations to see if the grade can be assigned.

If the student ever attended class, based on work completed, you are urged to assign a grade (i.e., F grade). 

If the student never attended a class or stopped attending, enter the approximate percentage of the term that the student attended in the "Not Attending" column.

For example:

• If a student never attended, do not enter a grade for that student and in the "Not Attending" column, enter 00. 
• If a student attended for about half the term, enter 50.
• If a student attended all term long but did not show up for the final exam, enter 100. 

Do not use a % sign in the "Not Attending" column as this is a numeric field. We will research the student's record and assign the appropriate administrative grade or adjust the student's registration.

If you agree to assign an Incomplete (I) grade, log into SIS and enter the grades for the course.

Note: You must also complete an Incomplete Authorization Form with the student and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. Incomplete Grade Authorization Forms are not issued to students. Instructors may get the form from their departmental office or use the Incomplete Grade Authorization Form available from the Instructor menu in SIS.