Viewing Previous Grades

Viewing Grades from Previous Semesters

Course grades from a previous semester can only be found in MyCSULB.

While BeachBoard does contain a Gradebook that many instructors use to assess student performance, that Gradebook is only visible to the students during the semester that course is taught. Courses are removed from BeachBoard two weeks after the end of a semester. See Viewing Grades from This Semester. Instructors post official, final grades – the grades that become part of your permanent academic transcript – not on BeachBoard but rather on MyCSULB.

View Grades

  1. Login to MyCSULB https://my.csulb.edu/ with your nine digit campus ID and your password, the same campus ID and password you use to login to BeachBoard.
  2. Click the gray "Student Center" link on the left side of the page. This opens the Student Center page which may take several seconds to load.
  3. Under "Academics," click the "Grades" link.
  4. Your official grades from the current semester will appear in the "Official Grade" column. To view your grades from a previous semester, choose that semester in the "Select Term" pull-down list and click the "Change" button.

If a particular course's grade is missing or if you have any questions about a course's grade, please contact that course's instructor immediately.

More Information

Q: What is the difference between BeachBoard's Gradebook and the grades at MyCSULB?
A: While BeachBoard does contain a Gradebook that many instructors use to assess student performance, that Gradebook is not the official record of the University. Instructors post official final grades on MyCSULB.

Q: Why can’t I view previous semester grades on BeachBoard?
A: BeachBoard courses and the courses' Gradebooks are only visible to students during the semester that course is taught. Courses and their gradebooks are removed from BeachBoard two weeks after the end of a semester.

Q: My final grade in a previous semester's course is incorrect, and I can no longer see that course's Gradebook in BeachBoard. Can BeachBoard Services turn my old course's Gradebook back on?
A: Unfortunately, no. However, instructors have access to their BeachBoard Gradebooks beyond the end of the semester. You should contact the course's instructor immediately.