McNeese State University

Parents share many years of homework, school projects and car-pooling with their students. You provide emotional and financial support and in return expect to be able to find out about your student’s academic progress. However, once your student enters college there are new rules concerning grades and transcripts.

FERPA policy requires that in order for academic records to be given to anyone other than the student, the student must give specific written permission to the University for this information to be released. Please contact the records manager in the Registrar’s office about this policy.

Generally if a student wants to know his or her grades, there are a few things they can do:

1.	Keep track of any grades or test scores that are earned in a course during the semester. Using these scores and course syllabi, estimate a grade. This should give them a good idea of what to expect for a final grade. When a student tells you that they have no idea how they are doing in a class you should suggest to them that they visit with the instructor or their academic advisor.
2.	If a student is unsure of how a grade is determined for a particular class, tell them to visit with the instructor early in the semester and to ask what the grading policy is.
3.	Some professors will post final grades after final exams. Ask them if grades will be posted and when. Friendly advice: Don’t go to an Instructor’s office while they are grading exams. This will only slow the process down.
4.	Final grades can be viewed by accessing the Web for Students section of the McNeese website, webreg.mcneese.edu, approximately two or three days after the instructor deadline for submitting final grades to the Office of the Registrar. A student who requires an official report of grades may request an official transcript from the Office of the Registrar. Final grade reports will not be mailed to students.

Many Freshmen seem surprised when they find out how much more intense college course work is when compared to high school work. Just as surprising to them is the fact that their grades can be directly affected by class attendance So… we have included class attendance regulations below.