Add a reason for a non-attendance grade in myBama

Due to federal Department of Education regulations, instructors are asked to report students who either never attend or stop attending class. This includes any online classes for which the student has never signed in via the web or has stopped participating. To accomplish this, faculty should assign a grade of "F" (or "NC" if applicable) with a reason of “Never Attended” or “Stopped Attending” as soon as it becomes evident that the student has never attended or stopped attending class. Failing grades assigned due to "Stopped Attending" will also require the submission of a Last Attend Date. 

Instructors are required to select a reason for the F or NC grade. There are three possible reasons for grades of F or NC:

MyBama will not allow grades to be submitted until all F grades have been assigned a reason.

Visit this Registrar’s Office site to learn more about non-attendance grading rules: Non-attendance Grade Reporting

Instructions

After you import Midterm or Final grades from Blackboard, grades assigned as F will need additional information. An additional drop-down box will appear in the F/NC Grade Reason column.

  1. Select the reason for the grade of F from the drop-down menu. Choices include Earned, Never Attended, and Stopped Attending.

Choose a reason for the F grade from the F Grade Reason column in myBama

Earned

If you choose Earned, there are no more actions required for this student. If applicable, continue to enter reasons for other assigned F grades.

Never Attended

If you choose Never Attended, there are no more actions required for this student. If applicable, continue to enter reasons for other assigned F grades.

Stopped Attending

If you choose Stopped Attending, a box will appear under Last Attended Date. Enter the date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Check all grades for accuracy before submitting.