Entering Midterm Grades

Overview:

Spring 2026 midterm grades are required to be entered in Self-Service Banner for all undergraduate students enrolled in a full semester (16-week) course. This change effective Spring 2025.

The deadline for entering Spring 2026 midterm grades is Thursday, March 12th at 11:59PM.

  • Valid midterm grade assignment include standard letter grades (A, B, C, D, F), satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades (S, U) or remedial satisfactory/unsatisfactory (RS, or RU), whichever is consistent with your course setup. 
  • Do not assign a standard midterm letter grade for withdrawn students. To check in Self Service Banner if a student withdrew, select the final grade tab. You will see a final grade of  WDW, WWW, or WFL posted.  
  • When assigning a “F” midterm grade, please enter a last date of attendance (LDA) in Self Service Banner for the student.
  • The only undergraduate full-term courses exempt from reporting midterm grades include any research (498), independent study (291/491), internship/practicum (section DZ*), or competency-based/self-paced courses.
  • Graduate midterm grade entry is optional 

If you notice your Self-Service Banner and D2L rosters do not match, please submit a support ticket.

 

 

Instructions For Self Service Banner Grade Entry:

Step 1:
Utilize the Self-Service Banner grade entry quick link  
Step 2:
Select Midterm Grade Entry
  • Double check the Midterm Grades tab is selected before entering midterm letter grades. 
Step 3:
Under "My Courses", select the section you are needing to enter midterm grades for (click the Subject Title of the section to see your roster display below)
  • If you have pages of sections to filter through, you can search and find specific sections using the Search feature
  • The Grading Status bubble next to the subject will show Not Started during midterms - do not worry about that status 
     
Step 4: 
In the Midterm Grade column, enter a midterm grade of A, B, C, D, F, S, U, RS, or RU for each student enrolled in the class, consistent with your course grade setup.
  • When assigning a “F” grade, please to enter a last date of attendance (LDA). If a student never attended or participated, please list the LDA as the first day of the term.
  • Only 25 students will appear on page 1 of your roster. If you teach a course with more than 25 students, please use the arrow buttons to navigate to additional pages and assign grades to the rest of your roster.
Step 5: 
Select SAVE in the bottom-right corner
  • You will see a green Save Successful notification in the upper-right corner when your midterm grades have been successfully submitted
  • If you entered a last date of attendance for any student, you will get a message stating the student has not withdrawn. This will not affect successful submission.

 

 

 

NEW: How to Submit D2L Brightspace Grades to Self-Service Banner

Overview: Instructors have the option to submit midterm grades to Self- Service Banner through their D2L Brightspace grade book. 
 
Open the attachment titled "Submitting Midterm_Final Grade from D2L Brightspace" found on this knowledge base article. 
  • Follow the "initial setup" instructions.
  • Please consider the “Recommended Step: Setting the Course's Grade Scheme” for D2L to successfully submit full letter grades to Self-Service Banner. 
    • Note: you will need to set up the grade scheme for each of your active, full term D2L courses. Once D2L is set up for grade integration, these settings will stay when the D2L course is copied from semester to semester. 
    • When assigning a “F” grade through D2L, please go to the Self Service Banner roster and enter a last day of attendance (LDA). If a student never attended or participated, please list the LDA as the first day of the term.
To double check your grades have successfully published from D2L to Self Service Banner, please utilize this grade entry quick link , select midterm grade entry, select the course section you would like to check, and review. If you do not see grades submitted, please double check you D2L setup, try again, and refresh your Banner Self-Service link. 
 

Questions:

Email registrar@dsu.edu.

 

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