about this guide
This resource guide provides instructions on grading students who have fulfilled an honors contract, as outlined in the Grading Students policy. The guide also provides information on grading honors sections.
GradING an honors SECTION
Departments may designate certain class sections as honors when building the Schedule of Classes. These honors sections are restricted to students who are active in the Honors College.
Students enrolled in an honors-designated class automatically receive honors credit upon earning a passing grade—no additional grading steps are required.
This differs from honors contracts, where instructors must assign a specific Requirement Designation (RD) on the grade roster to indicate that honors credit has been earned.
Please refer to Using the Grade Roster for assigning grades to an honors section.
GRADING An honors contract student
Students who have engaged in an honors contract for a non-honors course require additional notation on the grade roster. Instructors use the grade roster to designate whether requirements are "Satisfied" or "Not Satisfied". Instructors edit the column before final approval, ensuring accurate recording of honors contract fulfillment, and access all relevant information conveniently on one tab.
Step 1: Click the Grade Roster in Progress icon for the class.
Enter the letter grade the same way you do with other students.
Note: For information on this process, refer to Using the Grade Roster
You must also indicate whether the student has fulfilled the honors contract
Step 2: Click the Requirement Designation tab.
You can also click the Show All Columns icon to see all the information on one tab instead of two.
Step 3: In the Roster RD Grade column select from the drop-down Satisfied or Not Satisfied
Prior to approving the grades, the Roster RD Grade column will be an editable field where you can select Satisfied or Not Satisfied.
Step 4: Click Save
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For additional information on honors contracts, refer to the below listed webpages shared by the Honors College:
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Questions? Please contact Registration, Residency & Transcripts via email: reg-grades@arizona.edu or phone: 520-626-4822.
Revised 7/2025