Adjusting Final Grades for Students

Relevant to: faculty and staff

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Introduction

In Brightspace, you can adjust your final grades for specific students before releasing them. This article will show you how to adjust final grades for specific students.

Please note: final grades must be entered through the Submit Grades option in Self-Service Banner.

Adjusting Final Grades for Specific Students

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To adjust final grades for one or more specific students:

  1. On the course home page, select Course Menu from the navbar. Then, from the drop-down menu that appears, select Grades.
    Brightspace screenshot with grades selected in the course menu drop down.
  2. In the Enter Grades area under Final Grades, from the Final Calculated Grade context menu, select the down chevron next to where it says "Final Calculated Grade." Then, select Enter Grades.
    Brightspace screenshot showing how to enter grades.
  3. Under Final Adjusted Grade, enter the student's adjusted grade using the formula you have developed. Then, select the Calculator button to recalculate the student's adjusted grade.
    Brightspace screenshot showing how to recalculate a students adjusted grade.
  4. Select Grade Items Included in Adjusted Final Grade. Then, press Calculate.
    Brightspace screenshot with grade items and the calculate button selected.
  5. Enter any feedback for the student under the Feedback section by selecting the pencil icon.
  6. Select the checkbox under the Released section to release the student's final grade.
    Brightspace screenshot with feedback section selected.
  7. Select Save and Close.
  8. Select Yes to confirm your saved changes.
    Brighspace screenshot with the yes button selected.
  9. The adjusted final grade will now appear.
    Brightspace screenshot with the final adjusted grade item highlighted.