All faculty, instructors and academic advisors at Washington University in St. Louis have access to the web tools WebFAC and EGrades to view courses, rosters and grades. Faculty, instructors and academic advisors are reminded that access to this information is given as members of the University community who have a legitimate need-to-know under the law per the university’s FERPA policy.
WebFAC
WebFAC provides a platform for viewing course information, including class rosters (showing the numbers of enrolled, waitlisted and dropped students), classroom location, as well as final exam dates and times. It has a built-in email tool that allows instructors and teaching assistants to send emails to an entire class or selected students.
Academic and registration information for advisees is also visible in WebFAC. Advisee grades, class schedules and GPAs for each advisee are available. Advisors can view an unofficial transcript, student registration worksheets and authorize students to register within WebFAC.
WebFAC also acts as a starting point for access to other web applications, including A&S PlanIT, Canvas, Course Evaluations, Course Listings, EGrades, Syllabi Central, and WebAdvising .
More information regarding WebFAC may be found at the WebFAC help site.
EGrades
EGrades is a web application used by faculty in most schools, to submit and approve mid-term and final grades. The electronic grade submission process, called EGrades, gives each instructor the ability to enter grades directly into an online roster or to import a file containing grade information. Grades entered and approved online immediately post to the students’ academic records in the university’s Student Information System (SIS) and display to students in WebSTAC (a web application for students to view and manage their academic information).
The easiest way to access EGrades is from within WebFAC. After logging in to WebFAC, select the EGrades link from the left-hand menu. The EGrades Home page will list all course sections for which instructors have been designated in WUCRSL (the course listings database) as an instructor or as a support person with EGrades approval capability, and for which the grading period is open.
Instructors should contact their departmental course administrator or dean’s office if they do not see their course sections listed in EGrades or if they don’t have the capability necessary to approve grades.
More information regarding EGrades may be found at the EGrades help site.