How to Create or Change a Grading Schema

You may wish to alter the grading schema to better fit the grading criteria for your course or meet Department requirements. When Letter is selected as the Primary Display for a grade column, the default grading schema in the Blackboard Grade Center is A through F including pluses and minuses; calculated using default percentages for each letter.

• To create a new schema
• To edit an existing schema

Step-by-Step Guide

How to Create or Change a Grading Schema
 

To create a new schema

1. From the Control Panel, click Grade Center, and then click Full Grade Center.
   
    
2. Point to Manage, and then click Grading Schemas.
   
    
3. On the Grading Schemas page, click Create Grading Schema.
   
    
4. In the Name box, type a name for your schema, and in the Description text area, type a description, if you wish.
   
    
5. Under Schema Mapping, type amounts in Grades Scored Between and Will Equal and Grades Manually Entered As and Will Calculate as.
   
    
6. Insert Rows to further develop the schema, if needed.
7. When you are finished, click Submit.
    

To edit an existing schema

1. From the Control Panel, click Grade Center, and then click Full Grade Center.
   
    
2. Point to Manage, and then click Grading Schemas.
   
    
3. Next to the grading schema you want to edit, click to open the contextual menu, and then click Edit.
   
    
4. Make your changes to the schema.
5. When you are finished, click Submit.

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