Enter and Submit Grades in SPIRE Tutorial [Flash Movie, 1390 KB]

To enter and submit grades in SPIRE:

1. Log on to SPIRE at https://spire.umass.edu.
2. In SPIRE, go to your Faculty Center, if you're not already there (Faculty Home > Faculty Center). Your teaching assignments for the current term will appear under My Teaching Schedule.
3. Under My Teaching Schedule, click the Grade Roster icon () next to the class for which you wish to see the grade roster. The Grade Roster page for this class will open, listing the students enrolled in your class.
4. The Approval Status will be set to Not reviewed, meaning it is ready for grade entry. For more information on Approval Status options, see our Roster Approval Status page.
5. From the Roster Grade drop-down lists, assign a grade to each student. The grade options available in the Roster Grade drop-down list may vary, depending on the student's academic level, preferred grading basis, and the Academic Career under which your class is offered (e.g., graduate, undergraduate, etc.). To assign a grade not available in a student's Roster Grade drop-down list, contact the Registrar's Office at 413-545-0555.
6. At the top or bottom of the Grade Roster page, click Save. A green message, Save was successful, will appear at the top/bottom of the page.

   Note: In the previous version of SPIRE, grades appeared in the Official Grade column as soon as you saved your roster. In SPIRE 3.0, grades appear in the Official Grade column only after the Registrar's Office processes the official grades, after the grading period ends.

7. To review your grades:
   • From the Approval Status drop-down list, change the status to Ready for Review.
   • Click Save at the bottom of the page. The Roster Grade drop-down lists will no longer be available, and you will see your grades in the Roster Grade column.
8. To submit the grades to the Registrar's Office:
   • From the Approval Status drop-down list, change the status to Approved.

   Note: To avoid losing your grades, you must save before changing the Approval Status of your roster.

   • Click Save at the top/bottom of the page. You will receive a confirmation message. Click OK.

   Note: You can submit the grades via SPIRE only if you are the instructor with full grading authority for the course. If you are a Teaching Assistant (or other instructional staff member), notify the instructor with the full grading authority to complete the approval process.

9. To revise your grades:

   Until the end of the grading period, you can make grade changes directly in SPIRE. After that time, you will need to submit a paper grade change form.

   • From the Approval Status drop-down list, change the status to Not Reviewed, then click Save at the top or bottom of the page.
   • Change grades as necessary and click Save at the top or bottom of the page.
   • From the Approval Status drop-down list, change the status back to Approved and click Save at the top or bottom of the page.
10. At the bottom of the Grade Roster page, click Cancel to return to the Faculty Center.

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