How to Enable a Grading Scheme in Canvas

If you would like to use a grading scheme that your institution has not created on the account level, you can create a new grading scheme for your course. View examples of common grading schemes.

Note: Your grading scheme will not take effect until it has been enabled for the course.

00:07: How do I add a grading scheme in a course?

00:10: In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

00:14: Click the Course Details tab.

00:17: Click the Enable course grading scheme checkbox.

00:20: Click the Add New Grading Scheme button.

00:23: Create a title in the grading scheme. Name field.

00:28: You can choose to have the grading scheme by percentage or points.

00:33: For each line, item edit the name in the letter grade field.

00:37: Edit the minimum end of each individual range in the 2% field to your desired number or percentage.

00:44: The grading scheme must cover, the full range from 100% to 0% and if using points, it must also span from 100 to 0.

00:55: If you need to add ranges, click the Add button. You can remove individual ranges by clicking the Delete button. When you are finished editing your grading scheme, click the Save button.

01:06: Canvas displays the current grading scheme enabled by your institution, if any. To manage grading schemes in your course, click the Manage All Grading Schemes link.

01:17: Your new grading scheme displays alphabetically in the Grading Scheme Name column.

01:23: You can duplicate the grading scheme, edit the grading scheme, archive the grading scheme, and delete a grading scheme by clicking the Delete icon.

01:33: This guide covered how to add a grading scheme in a course.