I'd jump on the web and see the grades posted by the professor on the course website actually. I always got numeric grades at the end of the semester unless I

I'd jump on the web and see the grades posted by the professor on the course website actually. I always got numeric grades at the end of the semester unless I waited long enough that the course website was nuked, or unless that professor was lazy. You could also just go ask the professor at their office for your grade, but using their site is easier.