How Do I Change Grades During the Grading Period?

November 3, 2026

Introduction

Note: Your screen may look different from the screenshots in this article.There are several methods for changing the grades once they are posted based on the grading period time frame.

You will be able to update posted grades in my.SDSU during the grading period using the Request Grade Change feature.

You will be able to update posted grades in my.SDSU after the grading period using the Grade Change Request form.

Please see instructions for changing grades during the grading period and outside of the grading period below:

Note: More information about grading is available on the Office of the Registrar website.

Instructions

Changing Grades when in the Approved Status but not Posted

During the grading period an instructor is able to change a grade that is in the Approved Status but not Posted.Note: The Grade Roster Action Approved Status will only be available through the end of the grading period.

  1. From your Grade Roster, navigate to the Grade Roster Action and change the Approved Status from Approved to Not Reviewed and click Save.
    Screenshot of grade roster action change from Approved to Not Reviewed status and Save
  2. Once you click Save you will see a warning message reminding you to set the Approval Status back to Approved after you make your changes. This ensures that the updated grade(s) will be posted.
    Screenshot displaying message that the Grade Roster is not complete; reminder to set the Approved Status field back to Approved after the grade change.
  3. You are now able to change the grade for the specific student.
    Screenshot displays selected student with current roster grade field available for grade change
  4. Click Save to save the grade change.
    Screenshot displays selected new grade and SAVE icon.

    This will prompt the warning message to change the Approved Status back to Approved.
    Screenshot displays message that the Grade Roster is not complete and the Approved Status field should be set to Approved.
  5. Change the Approved Status from Not Reviewed to Approved and click Save.
    Screenshot displays steps to change the Not Reviewed status to the Approved Status and Save.
  6. If you have POST access, you will get the reminder message to POST your grades.
    Screenshot displays message that you have successfully submitted your grades for the class and are almost done, with a reminder to POST your grades if you have the option to do so.

    Screenshot displays Grade Roster Action field as Approved and Posted

    Note:  If you do not have POST access, your grades will be posted the day after the grading period has ended.

Changing Posted grades during the Grading Period
Note: The Request Grade Change feature will only be available through the end of the grading period.

Access and information in the Faculty Center is based on faculty assignments and is term based.

  1. From your Grade Roster, select Request Grade Change under the Grade Roster Action section.
    Screenshot displaying grade roster and 'Request Grade Change' icon
  2. Student grades can be adjusted using the grading scale. You will be able to manually update any student grades to make them higher, such as correcting a B to an A, or lower, such as correcting a B or a C. Select the appropriate student(s) and correct any grade(s) that were incorrectly posted from the drop-down menu. 
    Screenshot displays selected student and selection to change grade

    Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Submit.
    You will see Success posted in anew column next to any grades that you changed.
    Screenshot displays changed grades that are successfully updated

    When you return to your grade roster, you will see an Official Grade column to the right of the Roster Grade column. The Official Grade will reflect any changes you made to posted grades. The Roster Grade will show the grade that was originally posted.
    Screenshot displays posted grades updated in the official grade column of the grade roster

Creating A New Incomplete Agreement After Posting Grades

You have the option to add an Incomplete Agreement in my.SDSU after posting grades if needed. Please see the How Do I Manage Incompletes? guide for instructions on how to create an Incomplete Agreement.