The online grade change system is a paperless*, electronic workflow that allows grade change requests to be submitted, approved, and updated online. The primary course instructor may change a student's final grade by submitting a grade change request online in Howdy. All grade change requests route to the course department head. Grade change requests lowering a grade or submitted more than a year after the term end date will be routed to the course dean for approval.
How to Submit Final Grade Change Requests - New Class Roster
- Open a browser and go to howdy.tamu.edu. You will need your NetID and password to log into Howdy.
- Once logged in, click on the "Howdy Dashboard" tab.
- Click "Courses" and then "My Courses". Start typing to select the correct term and campus from the menu in the top left. A list of the courses you have been assigned to teach will be displayed.
- Click the “View Roster” button or double click the row of the course for which you wish to begin posting grades. This will bring up the roster for the course.
- Check the box for “Final Grade Change” to display the filtered grade change view. This box only appears to the primary instructor of record of the course at the time grades were rolled to history.
- If this option does not appear, you may still be able to submit a paper grade change request.
- Select the requested grade and then select the reason for the change.
- Some grade types like Q, W, F*, U*, NG, etc., are not available for online Final Grade Change. You may still be able to submit a paper grade change request.
- Click “Submit Grade Change”. Each grade change must be submitted separately.
- Grade changes will then route electronically for approval by the appropriate Department Head.
- Once the Department Head submits online approval, the grade(s) are changed within minutes on the student’s record.
- In cases where a grade change request is made for a course that is over 1 year and/or if the request is lowering a student’s grade, the grade change request will also require the Dean’s approval after department head approval. The requests will be routed to the Dean for approval AFTER they have been approved by the Department Head. Again, Dean’s approval is ONLY required if request is over 1 year and/or if the student’s grade is being lowered.
- The status of the request is displayed. Once approved, the updated grade will appear as the student’s “Updated Final Grade”.
*Paper Grade Change Report forms will still be required if:
- Grade changes for courses completed prior to Fall 2009.
- Primary Instructor of Record is not available to submit the grade change request online or sign the paper form. Requires a dean’s signature and memo justification.
- Only the primary instructor of record is eligible to sign a grade change form for their course. Additional graders for courses are NOT able to submit grade change requests, nor sign grade change report forms.
- Department Head approver is not available to approve the grade change either online or on paper. Requires a dean’s signature and memo justification.
- No Grade (NG) is requested. These can only be submitted on paper grade change report forms and only require the signature of the student’s Dean.
- Grade mode changes from S/U to a letter grade must be on a paper grade change form. Also requires an Add/Drop form requesting the grade mode change.
- Primary Instructor of Record or the required approvers (Department Head and/or Dean) have not completed the necessary steps to gain access to the online grade change system in Howdy. Contact recordsadmin@tamu.edu for access assistance.
For additional information relative to the Change of Grade guidelines see Section 10.5 of the Texas A&M University Student Rules.