Configure Overall Grades & Automatic Grade Dropping in Blackboard

Issue/Question

How do I set up Overall Grade views (i.e. letter or percentage grades) or automatic grade dropping in Blackboard Ultra?

Environment

  • Blackboard

Resolution

  1. Log into Blackboard. 
  2. Navigate to the course in question. 
  3. Click Gradebook tab. 
  4. Click (upper-right corner) to access Gradebook Settings. 
  5. Within Overall Grade section, click Manage overall grade settings. 
  6. On calculation details page, you may configure:
    1. Overall Grade: 
      1. Select desired overall grade display from dropdown.
      2. If desired, check Show to students to enable students to view their overall grade. 
      3. Click Save. 
    2. Automatic Grade Drop:
      Note: Gradebook categories (quizzes, assignments, or discussion boards) must be in use for automatic grade drops. 
      1. Click tab for Points, Weighted, or Advanced (custom grading rules) as needed. 
      2. Click next to item(s) you would like calculated in the students' grades. Item will change color based on:
        1. Black: Item is enabled for grade calculation. 
        2. Purple: Item is not enabled for grade calculation. 
      3. Click Edit calculation rules for enabled items.  
      4. Within Category Calculation Rule, toggle Enable.
      5. Configure rest of Assignment Category settings as needed.
      6. Click Continue to save. 
  7. Click Save to apply all changes to Gradebook. 
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