How do I enable a grading scheme for a course?

You can enable an existing grading scheme as your course default grading scheme by editing your Course Settings. If you need to change your course grading scheme at any time, you can view and manage grading schemes.

Course assignments use the course default grading scheme, or you can select another grading scheme for an assignment.

If you want to disable grading schemes for your entire course, you can deselect the grading scheme checkbox in Course Settings and your course will no longer be associated with a grading scheme. If you choose to use a grading scheme at a later time, you will have to re-enable a grading scheme.

Notes:

  • In a course export, the enabled course grading scheme is copied as the default grading scheme.
  • Using an account-level grading scheme built by your institution links the scheme into your course—it does not import as a new scheme on the course level.  

Open Settings

Open Settings

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

Open Course Details

Open Course Details

Click the Course Details tab.

Enable Grading Scheme

Enable Grading Scheme

Click the Enable course grading scheme checkbox.

Set Grading Scheme

Set Grading Scheme

To use a default grading scheme provided by your account, click the Grading Scheme drop-down menu [1] and select the grading scheme.

To create a grading scheme for your course, click the Add New Grading Scheme button [2].

View Grading Scheme

View Grading Scheme

To view the grading scheme that you set, click the View button.

Select Grading Scheme

Select Grading Scheme

Canvas displays the Default Canvas Grading Scheme. If you want to select another grading scheme, click the Grading Scheme drop-down menu [1] and select a Course Level or Account Level grading scheme [2].

Update Course Details

Update Course Details

Click the Update Course Details button.