How to View Your Grades in Brightspace

Relevant to: students

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Introduction

In Brightspace, accessing your course grades is a simple process to help keep you informed on your academic progress. This article will show you how to view your course grades in Brightspace, and how to set up grade notifications.

How to View Your Grades in Brightspace

Here is how to view your Brightspace course grades:

1. From the navbar on the course homepage, go to Course Menu. Then, click Grades.
2. Scroll down the page, and you will find grades for your course assignments. You can view the points total for each grade item, as well as the grade percentage.
3. If you have any questions or concerns about any of your grades, contact your course instructor.

How do I know when my grades are available?

You can sign up to receive immediate text or email notifications when a grade item is released or updated by your course instructor.

Note: You must set up a contact method before subscribing to notifications.

1. From your personal menu (where it says your name) on the minibar, click Notifications.
2. Select if you want to receive Email or SMS notifications for the option Grades - grade item released or Grades - grade item updated.
3. Click Save.