At UT-Austin, we used to have a 72-hour rule with a subsequent drop-dead
date, but it now seems to be 96 hours unless the exam is in the last day
or two of the exam period.  I haven't researched this, so I can't speak
authoritatively.  Each semester the Registrar simply informs us in the
course schedule of the due dates and times for exams given on particular
days.  Electronic submission became available about 2 years ago, and
became mandatory this year.  I used it from the first time it was
available, because I found it to be so much easier and faster.  The
software worked perfectly right out of the gate, which I thought was
quite amazing.  It also allows me to send in my grades at the last
minute if I need to.

John

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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
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Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:11 AM
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Subject: Re: End of Term Grade Policies

We have a 72-hour rule, with a "drop dead" date as well.

We still submit hand-written grade sheets to the Registrar's office, who
then inputs them into the system. Given the high potential for
transcription errors, I've often wondered why we don't go an electronic
submission scheme. I've also wondered how high the error rate is, but in
fifteen years, I've never had a student come forward to complain about
an incorrectly recorded grade (of course, they wouldn't necessarily know
that their grade was an error).