Impact of COVID-19 on Grading, Transcript and Commencement Practices

2020
Research
Special Topics

Snapshot Impact Survey #1: AACRAO is developing guidance on a range of topics in support of institutions of higher education.

Snapshot Impact Survey #1: AACRAO is developing guidance on a range of topics in support of institutions of higher education need to adjust, review and consider many of their practices in light of the impact of COVID-19 on normal operations. To help us develop this guidance and our members understanding of how other institutions are responding to COVID-19, we will deploy a series of rapidly developed practice impact surveys. This is the first of those surveys and focused primarily on grading and transcript practices but also asked questions about commencement and/or convocation.

Unless otherwise noted in a specific report, the AACRAO member institution size, type and control categories are based on the following definitions and sources:

The enrollment value used to delineate the institution's size category is defined as full-time enrollment plus 1/3 of part-time enrollment and is based on the enrollment reported by the institution to the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).