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65.		(a)		The due date for final papers in each semester may be no later than the end of the examination period. Instructors must specify the exact deadline and place of delivery for final papers.
(b)				All first-semester grades must be in the Office of the Registrar no later than January 8, except that grades for one-semester Honors thesis courses must be in the Registrar's Office no later than February 15.
(c)				At the end of the second semester: All grades for seniors in Departmental Honors and Smith Scholars programs must be in the Office of the Registrar no later than a date set by the Committee on Academic Priorities. All grades for other seniors and for graduate students must be in the Office of the Registrar no later than three days from the end of the final examination period. All grades for other students must be in the Office of the Registrar within one week of the end of the final examination period.

66.

In order to assist a student's class dean and academic adviser, instructors shall briefly explain the final grades of E for any student, as well as the grades of D for first- and second-year students, on forms available in the Registrar's Office.

67.		(a)		Grades for record shall always be handed to the Registrar or an assistant and not merely left in the Office.
(b)				Grades once recorded at the Office of the Registrar can be changed only by the Administrative Board after it has received from the instructor a petition in writing which gives the reasons for the requested change, or as a result of the resolution of an academic grievance as outlined in Appendix F of the student Handbook. The Administrative Board shall make annual reports to the faculty on the exercise of its powers with respect to changes in grade.
(c)				All semester and final grades shall be announced officially by the Office of the Registrar. Instructors are permitted, if they so desire, to inform students unofficially of their grades.
(d)				Grades obtained for courses taken through the Five College Interchange shall be recorded on the Smith College record. Those from other institutions with which the College is formally affiliated, e.g. the Twelve College Exchange institutions, shall also be recorded on the Smith College record with an indication of the institution at which the given studies were pursued. Next