I know professors don't have the right to look at your overall grades, but do they have access to it?

Question

Could professors see your previous grades and try to sabatoge your grade (in the class your taking from them)?

Answer 1

We do not see grades from your other classes -- at least not at the university where I teach.

We certainly have the ability to sabotage your grade in the class we teach -- but that would be wrong.

Answer 2

I'm not sure if they do, but I'm sure if they really wanted to find out your grades it would be possible, but I really don't understand why a professor would want to sabatoge your grade or why anyone would be so petty and what do your your previous grades have to do with anything? This sounds like a paranoid excuse for your poor grades or at the very least paranoia.

Answer 3

in most schools most profs can NOT find out your over all grades.

the exceptions to this are..

(1) they are the advisor for the major, college, department, etc. in which case they can access the grades of students.

(2) your school has a policy whenin profs can access the grades. but this is not common at all.

as for "sabotaging" your grade, it would be unprofessional. further, why would they need access to previous grades to do this? if a prof did want to harm your grade, he or she would simply do it in the class.

however, this is really rare. what is more common is that students perform poorly, get a poorer grade than they want, but assume the prof has a agenda. such profs exist, but they are the exceptions not the rule.

your best bet is to keep all your course work and if you think your final course grade is unfair, you can appeal. first talk with the prof and explain your situation. this is does not satisfy you, go to the department's chair.

there are very clear and precise rules and procedures. if you follow them, you will usually get justice.

Answer 4

And, why would a professor want to sabotage your grade? If YOU are on the up and up, you should have nothing to fear!

BTW, at the small midwestern university where I teach, we can look at any student's transcript that is on the computer system we use for enrollment, etc. And, it's just not the advisors who have that access.

Answer 5

Why would he look at your grades then sabatoge you? IF he does not like you, he'd simply give you a bad grade. Why would he care about your previous grades?

Answer 6

Yes, they have access to it. If they are noisy, they can find out.
I know it sucks, but all well. I like my privacy as well.

Answer 7

yup!