Grades will no longer be mailed unless they are requested by a student.

Students can obtain their grades via the Internet by using the Panther Access Web Services (PAWS).

“If students are anxious to get their grades, they can just go to the Web,” said Sue Harvey, director of academic records and registration.

The deadline for requests for the Fall 2001 semester is Jan. 5, 2002, which is approximately 20 days after the semester closes.

Each semester students must make a new request for mailing grades to the Academic Records and Registration office, Harvey said.

Students can make a request by either mailing or faxing the request along with the student’s signature, students can also call, but grade reports will automatically be sent to the home address, Harvey said.

Originally, Fall 2000 was when mailing grades was supposed to be made available only by request, Harvey said.

However, concerns were brought up from students who did not have access to the Internet, so grades were obtainable through both mail and the Internet for another year.

Harvey said the most popular method students chose to access their grades was by using the Internet.

“I used PAWS over the summer to access my grades and I found it to be faster, easier, and more convenient,” said Megan Loftus, a sophomore special education major.

A letter informing students of the option of having their grades mailed or posted on the Internet will be sent out within the next two weeks.