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GradesFirst is a web-based student support system that links administrators, advisors, deans, faculty, staff, and students in a coordinated care network designed to proactively manage student success and deliver a return on education.
GradesFirst facilitates better, stronger collaborations and gives the data to measure those collaborations. It’s a holistic student support platform that provides teams with the tools to identify, intervene, and engage with students to lead them on a successful path while giving the ability to measure and assess those relationships to ensure that the intervention is successful.
How to Activate Your GradesFirst Account
- Email an appropriate picture of yourself from your bulldog email to ssc@aamu.edu
- Include in that email your Banner ID# (i.e., your A-number)
- (If you don't know your A-number, you may get your A-number here.)
- Include in that email your cell phone number
Note: Your email must be from @bulldogs.aamu.edu email account.
How to Log Into GradesFirst
- Click the GradesFirst Academics link from the current students portal, or
- Click the GradesFirst link in Blackboard, or
- Go directly to aamu.gradesfirst.com, and
- Use your Alabama A&M University login/password to log in
Note: Your user name and password are the same as your AAMU email (Username) and Banner # or A# (Password).
About GradesFirst
GradesFirst seeks to promote academic success for students by
- Providing students with timely support and direction to appropriate campus resources
- Encouraging students to utilize campus resources such as the Tutorial Assistance Network (TAN)
- Encouraging students to communicate with professors about their class performance
- Providing students with the opportunity to schedule an appointment with their academic advisor to discuss their concerns and course selections.
- Providing easy access to students to view their midterm and final course grades
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Making the college transition process more enjoyable by providing student support system for academic success
GradesFirst Resources
GradesFirst Technical Support
Dawn K. Miles
256-372-5494
dawn.miles@aamu.edu
