For undergraduate courses, you may wish to use the University of Minnesota Letter Grade Scheme. Some colleges have their own grading schemes that are available in their courses. Confirm with your college's Academic Technology Contacts for what grading scheme you should use with your course.
This article covers:
- Applying the University of Minnesota Letter Grade Scheme
- Creating and applying your own course grading scheme
- Additional Resources
This article is part of the Prepare and Submit Grades to Faculty Center/PeopleSoft self-help guide. See this guide for all steps to preparing and submitting final grades.
Applying the University of Minnesota Letter Grade Scheme
- Select Settings in the Course Navigation.
- Select the Course Details tab if necessary.
- Scroll down to Grading Scheme and check the box for Enable course grading scheme. Now displaying: A dropdown list of available grading schemes, a button to View/Edit the selected grading scheme, and a link to Manage All Grading Schemes.
- Select University of Minnesota Letter Grade Scheme.
- Select Update Course Details at the bottom of the Settings page.
By default, students can view the grade distribution graph. If desired, you can hide grade distribution scoring details from students.
Creating and applying your own course grading scheme
Creating your own grading scheme
- Select Settings in the Course Navigation.
- Select the Course Details tab if necessary.
- Scroll down to Grading Scheme and check the box for Enable course grading scheme.
- Select +New grading scheme (appears below the Default Canvas Grading Scheme menu).
- Type a name for your unique grading scheme.
- Change grading values as needed.
- Select Save, and then Close.
- Select your new grading scheme from the dropdown list.
- Select Update Course Details at the bottom of the Settings page.
By default, students can view the grade distribution graph. If desired, you can hide grade distribution scoring details from students.