<p>This is probably not really the right forum for this question but I could not find a better one - please point me there if it exists.</p>
<p>I’m a parent of a Brown freshman and I was wondering when grades for the first semester become available? My understanding is that the grades are only made available to the student (is that correct?) and I was wondering if there is a “deadline” for when that happens. Thanks.</p>
<p>A lot of grades are all ready up (mine all are). The deadline is January 5.</p>
<p>Also, you are correct. We parents might pay the bills, but that doesn’t get us the grades! The students are the only ones who know how they did. Unless of course, the kids decide to share with us… My daughter’s grades are also posted and, yes, she did share them with us.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for the responses. I had the feeling that some/all grades might be out there already but I had no way to be sure… And it is interesting how the parents pay the bills but the grades only go to the student! Thanks again.</p>
<p>ksyrium, that’s the way it works at every school, not just Brown. Federal law (FERPA, I think.)</p>
<p>Fireandrain, fortunately I was aware of the fact that Brown is not unique in this regard 
Howver with this being our first college student we are learning many things as we go. As a matter of fact, someone told me that having grades go only to the student has been in effect for many, many years. Possibly even when I was a student but I really don’t recall back that far…</p>
<p>As for the mention of the Jan 5 date above. Is this something of which I should have been aware? I’ve checked the Brown Academic Calendar and I don’t see an entry for that. Is there another place I could be checking to see dates, and other info, like this?</p>
<p>Finally, back to a question I asked at the start of the thread. Is there a more appropriate forum for questions/postings like this? I know that this one is really more focused on the admissions process - though that might just be a function of the time of year - and I don’t want to clutter it with additional questions if I should be asking elsewhere.</p>
<p>Thanks again everyone.</p>
<p>Since this is the only place to ask questions specific to Brown, I think it’s fine to post a question like that here.</p>
<p>My daughter is a senior at Brown, and she’s never shared with us the date by which grades have to be posted. It never occurred to me to either ask or look for it, and we’ve never gotten any notification from Brown about those dates. Maybe emails are sent to students with that info?</p>
<p>I’m a student, and I was never told the date of January 5. Mine are all up, though.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of that January 5th deadline either. Not saying it isn’t so, but FWIW, I had a professor last year (fall semester) who didn’t post grades until mid-January. Bizarre considering it was mandatory S/NC…</p>
<p>I had heard rumours that teachers were supposed to have grades in within 3 days of the final exam (and the CS department follows this policy), but I can’t find this or the January 5 policy in writing. This is the first term I’ve had to wait this long for a grade (and my parents are bothering me about not having my grades at least once a day…). Hopefully it goes up today so I can order a transcript to arrive in time for the deadline for my job application…</p>
<p>^Best of luck Uroogla! On the plus side, Brown’s super quick with processing transcript requests! (Placed an order in for a transcript to be sent to England and it was received around five days later.)</p>
<p>Thanks! This is true, but they claim it takes 4 weeks in months like December and January when grad school applications are going on. I’d rather not spend the extra money to rush it, but I may have to.</p>
<p>Professors who assign more writing are understandably slower to grade. Although as a CS TA, I took pride in having all of my grading done within 24 hours of it being assigned, such assignments are generally easier to grade than an essay or an exam of short essays. Some professors are much slower than others, though. On the other hand, my friend at Mt. Holyoke doesn’t expect any grades until around January 5…</p>
<p>It’s best to pay no mind to the grade ‘deadlines’ – there are no repercussions for professors who don’t submit on time. In general, I would just check every once in a while until all the grades are posted.</p>
<p>It’s funny, it never even occurred to me that my parents might be able to see my grades. My view is that Brown’s curriculum is only really suited to a particular sort of student; if a substantial contingent of Brown students need their parents checking up on them in order to stay motivated, the admissions office is not doing its job all that well.</p>
<p>In case anyone is interested, here’s more info on FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act):</p>
<p>[FERPA</a> for Parents](<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/parents.html]FERPA”>http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/parents.html)
[FERPA</a> for Students](<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/students.html]FERPA”>http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/students.html)</p>
<p>Basically, once a student turns 18, they have (mostly) sole rights to their education records (including grades).</p>
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@mgcsinc-- we don’t particular want to “check up on” our kids, in the snippy, sassy sort of way. We are, however, interested in how our kids are doing and I think we are entitled to know your grades. You have a total right to privacy, as you are adults, but you should also feel a responsibility to tell the people who are supporting you in this endeavor the results of your labors. We want to share your successes, but we also want to support the more difficult times. If good grades are earned, terrific. If they are not so good, we need to help you all figure it out. I think you might want to think about broadening your view a bit in this area.</p>
<p>We have to submit course evaluations by the 4th. Professors cannot read our evaluations until they submit the grades. That might explain the 3rd deadline.</p>
<p>Some of my son’s grades still are not posted. I only know because he mentioned it.</p>
<p>@franglish – I completely agree with you (as is often the case). I was just commenting on the marginal utility of being able to see your child’s grade without their consent. I told my parents my grades while i was at Brown, and would expect good parents to be interested in their children’s grades. But, I think the right route for that information is School -> Student -> Parent.</p>
<p>@mgcsinc-- Gee, thanks for the compliment! I am glad you agree. I agree with you, too, that it should be School> Student> Parent, in the best of all worlds. Some families don’t have the sort of relationship that is open to that kind of dialogue. But not sharing grades is probably only one of the problems such families have to deal with.</p>