Final Grades
In the Fall and Spring semesters, final grading is turned on for faculty members in Self-Service Banner on the first day of final exams. All final grades are due within 72 hours of the completion of the final exam or the last class meeting. Details for each semester are provided below.
Students cannot automatically see their final grades once they've been entered on the grade roster. The Office of the University Registrar must run several database jobs to process grades and to post them to students' transcripts. For Fall and Spring semesters, this posting process is run for the first time the day after the last day of final exams. So, students cannot begin to see their final grades until the final exam period has ended. The posting process is run nightly, and grades are viewable by students as entered by the course instructors.
Students can view final grades by logging on to their Student Profile in the Duquesne Portal and selecting View Grades from the menu on the left side of the screen.
Half-Semester and Accelerated Programs: Part-of-Term 1 and Part-of-Term 2 Classes
Some courses are scheduled on the two 8-week “mini” terms, referred to as “Part-of-Term 1” and “Part-of-Term 2,” within each of the fall and spring semesters. Final grades for these classes are due 72 hours after the conclusion of the last class meeting.
Additional Information
Midterm exam week for Spring 2026 is scheduled from Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27. Faculty members can begin entering midterm grades for at-risk undergraduate students into Self-Service Banner on Monday, February 23 at 8:30 a.m.
All midterm grades are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Final exam week is scheduled from Thursday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 6. Faculty can begin entering final grades for students for the Spring 2026 semester into Self-Service Banner on Thursday, April 30, at 8:30 a.m. Final grades are due within 72 hours of the completion of the final exam or last class meeting.
Students cannot instantly see their grades once they have been entered on the final grade rosters. The Office of the University Registrar must run several database processes in order to post grades to the database and to Self-Service Banner for students to view online. This grade processing will begin on Thursday, May 7, once the final exam period has ended, and final grades will be posted to students' records daily as they are entered by faculty members.
All final grades are due no later than Saturday, May 9, at 6:00 p.m.
Half-Semester and Accelerated Programs: Part-of-Term 1 and Part-of-Term 2 Classes:
Final grade rosters for Part-of-Term SP1 will be available in Self-Service Banner on Monday, February 23, at 8:30 a.m. (SP1 Part-of-Term classes are those scheduled from January 8 through February 27, 2026, on the 8-week calendar.) Final grades for Part-of-Term SP1 classes are due no later than Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Final grade rosters for Part-of-Term SP2 will be available in Self-Service Banner on Thursday, April 30, at 8:30 a.m. (SP2 Part-of-Term classes are those scheduled from March 9 through May 6, 2026, on the 8-week calendar.) Final grades for Part-of-Term 2 SP2 classes are due no later than Saturday, May 9, at 6:00 p.m.