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Grade Change Approval

The purpose of this job aid is to guide on the process on how to approve Grade Change requested by the faculty utilizing the new system Banner WORKFLOW through NEST. This applies to the Department Chair, Deans, and/or Provost office approvals.

1. Access and log into NEST.

screenshot of the NEST login page

2. Navigate to Find the Workflow Users portlet, click on “Workflow Approval Worklist” option. This link will take you to Banner WORKFLOW.

Screenshot of workflow on NEST

3. Once on the Banner Workflow Webpage-Landing page: Your list of approval WORKLIST should look like this. You should only review workflows with Activities of “Department_Review and/or Dean_Review.”

Screenshot of Ellucian worklist

4. Depending on your LEVEL of approval for the Grade Change Workflow, you should have a list of WORKFLOW(s) for approval:

a. Under Activity: 1st Step is at the Department_Review- At the Department Chair Level 2nd Step is at the Dean_Review- At the Dean Level

5. If you have Department_Review Level of approval which is the first level after the grade change request has been submitted, the Grade Change Workflow view will display like this:

Screenshot of Ellucian worklist circled

6. Click on the link under “WORKFLOW” to review and approve the Grade Change Request.

Screenshot of Ellucian worklist

7. Once you have clicked on the link you will be directed to the workflow approval page. You will have information about the student related to the grade change. Please review, provide any comments if you like regarding the grade change decision and approve and/or deny the grade change request.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

8. You must choose “Approve” and/or “Deny” the workflow grade change request and then you MUST click on “COMPLETE” in order to successfully submit the grade change decision for this workflow.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

*If you wish to research more about the Grade Change Request without approving or denying the WORKFLOW request, you can choose the option of “SAVE & CLOSE” .

Please note only you (as the user) will have this “saved” workflow assigned to you. No other users will be able to see that workflow after you have selected “SAVE & CLOSE.” Also this action DOES NOT SUBMIT the decision of the workflow.You must go back in and “approve/deny and click on COMPLETE to finalize the approval process.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

9. If you have Dean_Review Level of approval which is the first level after the grade change request has been submitted, the Grade Change Workflow view will display like this:

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

10. Click on the link under “WORKFLOW” to review and approve the Grade Change Request.

Note: This link will give you basic information about the grade change request.
Student CWID, Name, TERM and CRN for the course.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

11. Once you have clicked on the link you will be directed to the workflow approval page. You will have information about the student related to the grade change. Please review, provide any comments if you like regarding the grade change decision and approve and/or deny the grade change request.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

12. You must choose “Approve” and/or “Deny” the workflow grade change request and then you MUST click on “COMPLETE” in order to successfully submit the grade change decision for this workflow.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen

*If you wish to research more about the Grade Change Request without approving or denying the WORKFLOW request, you can choose the option of “SAVE & CLOSE.”

Please note only you (as the user) will have this “saved” workflow assigned to you. No other users will be able to see that workflow after you have selected “SAVE & CLOSE” . Also this action DOES NOT SUBMIT the decision of the workflow.You must go back in and “approve/deny and click on COMPLETE to finalize the approval process.

Screenshot of Ellucian deptartment grade change approval screen