When Do Spring Semester Final Grades Usually Come Out?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I should remember this, but I'm having trouble recalling. This is my last semester at Cal. I'm graduating in Spring and this upcoming Fall I'm attending graduate school. While I'm doing fine in all of my courses, I have to also keep in mind that there is a possibility that I don't pass all of my courses for whatever reason (EX: bombing the final). If that were the case, I'd need to try and fit in a course during the summer session so I can still attend graduate school in the Fall. (BTW: The course(s) that I may potentially not pass are major elective courses, so there are a variant of offerings available during the summer I think).</p>

<p>My question is when do spring semester grades usually show up on bSpace. It's important for me to know this so I can sign up for a course immediately in the unfortunate case where I don't pass a class. I know it varies by teacher and course and type of test (multiple choice, final project, final paper, etc.), but I'm trying to remember when the latest day final grades usually come out (EX: a day after the last exam day, 3 day after taking that final exam, etc.) I think it's relatively quick (~1 week), but I want to see what other people say to confirm/deny my belief. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Usually within the week but since grades are only defined to be posted to your transcript three weeks after the last final, if you have a lazy GSI or professor you might be one of those hearing later rather than earlier.</p>

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<p>you could always email your GSI or prof and explain your situation to get your grade more quickly</p>

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<p>@rider730: That’s what I was guessing. From the vibe I’m getting, it doesn’t seem like the GSIs & professors would take a long time for the final exam, so I’ll hopefully get back sooner rather than later.</p>

<p>@MechRocket: That’s what I was planning to do for those classes. There’s only 1 or maybe 2 classes where that may be the case, so I’ll email the GSI and see if I can find out my final grade at least earlier than when it is published on Bearfacts.</p>

<p>Thanks for both of your responses.</p>

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<p>Longer it takes, the longer they need to stick around to do things like curve and normalize sections against each other.</p>

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<p>@rider730: Well, fortunately, this semester all of my classes are no-curve, “you’re only against yourself” kind of classes. And from what I know so far from the tests and papers submitted and graded already, all of my classes are relatively quick, so I hope I don’t have to wait that long.</p>