Navigate for Faculty

Welcome to the fall semester!  We invite all faculty to use Navigate to help strengthen our coordinated efforts to support students.  Through early alerts triggered by faculty, advisors and other student success staff, we will be able to intervene and support students earlier. This will help them achieve successful academic outcomes.

Below, please find the 2026 Fall Early Alert Schedule:

Full Term Undergraduate Courses

  • Attendance Verification: August 31 - September 6
  • Early Alerts: September 8 - September 27
  • Midterm Alerts: September 28 - October 18

First Seven Week Undergraduate Courses

  • Attendance Verification and Early Alerts: August 31 - September 6
  • Midterm Alerts: September 8 - September 14

Second Seven Week Undergraduate Courses

  • Attendance Verification and Early Alerts: October 26 - November 1
  • Midterm Alerts: November 2 - November 9

Midterm Only Undergraduate Courses

  • First Five Weeks: August 31 - September 9
  • Second Five Weeks: October 5 - October 15
  • Third Five Weeks: November 9 - November 17

Midterm Grades in Navigate: What to Know About Canvas Grading Schemes

As we prepare for the summer 2026 midterm grade and progress reporting period, we want to share an important clarification related to how letter grades appear in EAB Navigate and how faculty choice remains central to this process.

How Letter Grades Appear in Navigate

For a letter grade to automatically populate in Navigate, a grading scheme must be active in Canvas for the course,

  • When a grading scheme is in Canvas, the corresponding letter grade flows directly to Navigate.
  • When a grading scheme is not enabled, Navigate will display only the current course score, and a letter grade will need to be selected manually.

Faculty Autonomy Remains Central

To support instructional autonomy and varied grading practices:

  • Faculty decide whether or not to associate a grading scheme in Canvas.
  • There is no requirement to enable a grading scheme.

The Tradeoff to Be Aware Of

  • No grading scheme = no letter grade automatically populated in Navigate.  You must select from a drop-down menu.
  • Active grading scheme = a simpler, faster midterm grade submission process.

Enabling a grading scheme reduces duplicate entry and streamlines reporting, making it easier to submit midterm grades while ensuring students receive timely academic feedback.

Canvas to EAB Grade Syncing

The Canvas Course Score, Canvas Current Course Grade, and Midterm Grade Submission columns with the student feedback form are updated at 10:00 PM nightly.  All activity in Canvas, grading included, occurring BEFORE 10:00 PM is expected to be updated in this platform the next day.  Any activity within Canvas taking place AFTER 10:00 PM becomes available the day after that.

Canvas Grade Scheme Questions and Assistance

For questions or assistance with enabling a grading scheme, please review this knowledge base article or contact the following for assistance:

Technology HelpDesk Support

Tech Center, Bracken Library, Room BL 101

  • Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Navigate Support

The Navigate implementation team has developed a series of helpful resources for faculty and staff to learn more about EAB Navigate.  These resources include:

Training Opportunities  Additional Resources

Questions

Please contact navigate@bsu.edu.

Technology HelpDesk Support

Tech Center, Bracken Library, Room BL 101

  • Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM