Instructor: Grade Schemes

Copy an Existing Grade Scheme.

Note: You will be able to select and copy any Grade Scheme from any D2L course site that you have Instructor access to.

1. Navigate to the Grade Schemes page by selecting the Schemes tab.
2. Select the More Actions button, and then choose Copy. 

    

3. Select the Grade Scheme you'd like to copy.
4. Enter the name of the new Scheme.
5. Select Copy.

Create a Grade Scheme from scratch.

Note: The grade ranges are listed in reverse order, beginning with 0. This means that your lowest grade range should be entered first.

1. Navigate to the Grade Schemes page by selecting the Schemes tab.
2. Select the New Scheme button. 

    

3. Enter a Name for the Grade Scheme.
4. Enter a Short Name (optional), this is not seen by course participants so it only needs to make sense to you.
5. Enter the Symbol for each of your grade ranges. The Symbol is what displays to course participants. It can be a letter (A, B, C, etc.) or a description (Excellent, Satisfactory, etc.).
6. Enter the Start % of each grade range. This is the lowest percentage for that range (for example, an A Start % would be 90).
7. If you need to add additional grade ranges to your new scheme, enter the number of ranges you'd like to add and then select Add Ranges.
8. Select Save and Close to save your scheme.

Edit existing Grade Schemes.

1. Navigate to the Grade Schemes page by selecting the Schemes tab.
2. Select the name of the Grade Scheme you would like to edit. 

    

3. Make the desired changes.
4. Select one of the Save options at the bottom of the screen to save your changes.

Delete a Grade Scheme.

1. Navigate to the Grade Schemes page by selecting the Schemes tab.
2. Select the More Actions button, and then choose Delete. 

    

3. Check the box to the left of the Grade Scheme you'd like to delete.
4. Select Delete.
5. Confirm deletion by selecting Delete again.

Apply a custom Grade Scheme to individual Grade Items or Final Grades.

1. Navigate to the Manage Grades view within the Grades tool. 

    

2. Select the name of the Grade Item you'd like to connect to the Grade Scheme. You can connect Grade Schemes to Grade Items, the Final Calculated Grade, or the Final Adjusted Grade.
3. Use the Grade Scheme dropdown menu to select the Grade Scheme you'd like to connect.  
4. Select one of the Save options at the bottom of the screen to save your changes.

Use a Grade Scheme to apply a curve to a Grade Item (including Final Grades).

You can use a custom Grade Scheme to automatically apply a curve to a single Grade Item, typically the Final Grade calculation. The simplest way to do this is to copy, then modify, the existing Letter Grade Scheme.

1. Navigate to the Grade Schemes page by selecting the Schemes tab.
2. Select the More Actions button, then choose Copy. 

    

3. Choose the University of Arizona Standard Letter Grade scheme, and then select Copy. 

    

4. Select the Copy of University of Arizona Standard Letter Grade scheme to make changes.
5. Enter your curve percentages in the Start % column. For example, this curve starts each letter grade 5% lower than the default. 

    

6. Enter a name for the scheme.
7. Select Save and Close.
8. Edit the Grade Item you want to curve.
9. Change the Grade Scheme via the dropdown menu, selecting your new scheme. 

    

10. Select Save and Close.