System administrators can create percentage and point-based grading scales that will immediately appear in every course within your organization. This feature provides a simpler way to establish system-wide consistency.
Create a system-wide grading scale
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Select Tools and choose School Management.
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Select Grade Settings.
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Select Grading Scales.
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Click Add Scale.
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Choose if the scale will be based on percentages or points.
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Enter a Scale Name.
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Optionally, if the scale is based on percentages:
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Select Only show letter grade to hide the numeric value from students (optional).
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Select Use Average to average the grades.
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Enter the level details and choose a corresponding Color.
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Optionally, select Add Level to enter additional level details.
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Click Save Changes.
Edit a system-wide grading scale
Editing a grading scale from Grading Scales within Grade Settings will affect the grading scale in courses where it's currently used. If this action is unfavorable, create a new grading scale.
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Select Tools and choose School Management.
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Select Grade Settings.
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Select Grading Scales.
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Select the scale’s gear icon and choose Edit.
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Edit the grading scale details.
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Click Save Changes.
Delete a system-wide grading scale
If a grading scale is associated with graded items in a course, it cannot be deleted until those associations are removed. To prevent a grading scale from being used in new courses while preserving it for past courses, set its status to Inactive.
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Select Tools and choose School Management.
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Select Grade Settings.
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Select Grading Scales.
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Select the scale’s gear icon and choose Delete.
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Select Delete.