Faculty are required to give a Mid-Semester Assessment (MSA) to each undergraduate student in every course taken for credit. MSAs represent the faculty member’s judgment regarding student performance up to the mid-point of the semester in three key areas: (1) attendance, (2) class participation, and (3) performance on any assessed course work (e.g., homework, quizzes, tests, presentations, etc.). MSAs must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by the established deadline using the rubric found in the Hill Book and in communication sent by the Registrar each semester.
MSAs are only an indication of current progress and are not recorded on student transcripts. Students, their academic advisor(s) and First-Year Experience staff facilitators, the Office of Academic Advising, the Office of Accessibility Services, and Student Affairs will be notified of MSAs so that outreach can be made to offer support services to students. In the case that the student is a varsity athlete, the mid-semester grades are also shared with the leadership of the Department of Athletics.