A grade scheme is a way of organizing student performance on grade items into levels of achievement. Grade schemes should match your syllabus and the letter grades that correspond to Faculty Center in PeopleSoft. Each achievement level has its own range, and a grade (e.g., A, A-, B+). Once the scheme is applied, the letter grade appears after the numerical grade in the total column in the Canvas gradebook.
Enabling Canvas Grade Schemes
Below are the steps to ensure your grading scheme is compatible with importing grades to PeopleSoft.
- From the left course navigation menu, click on Settings.
- From the Course Details tab at the top, scroll down and select the Enable course grading scheme checkbox.
- Select “Default Chico State Grading Scheme”.
- Select 'Update Course Details' to save your changes.
Creating & Managing Grading Schemes
If the default grading scheme differs from your syllabus:
- Select a different grading scheme from the drop-down list.
- Create a new grading scheme by selecting the + New grading Scheme link.
- Edit existing grading schemes by selecting the pencil icon.
- You cannot edit or delete the Default Chico State Grading Scheme, but you can edit or delete your custom grading schemes.
- To delete a custom grading scheme, click ‘Manage All Grading Schemes’ and use the delete icon.
- If you make changes to your Grading Scheme selection, be sure to select 'Update Course Details' to save your changes.
Video: How do I enable a Grading Scheme in my Course?
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