End-of-Term Checklist for Canvas Gradebook

The following is a set of items that instructors should consider when closing out their Canvas Gradebook at the end of each term. Prefer a printable version of this checklist? Visit this article.

Remove unused assignments

Unpublish or delete unused assignments so there is no longer a header in the Gradebook

Exclude assignments

Exclude an assignment that does not count towards the final grade
How do I exclude an assignment from the course's final grades?

Convert ungraded assignments

Convert ungraded assignments to a 0 value for students to accurately view their final grades in Canvas

Excuse an assignment for a student

Excused assignments are not calculated as part of the student’s final grade

How do I change the status of a submission in the Gradebook?

Post hidden grades for assignments

Post grades that have been hidden so students can accurately view their total grades

How do I post grades for an assignment in the Gradebook?

Set assignment group weights appropriately

If using weighted final grades, verify the assignment group weights are correct.

How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?

Apply a grading scheme

Used to calculate final grades as letters (or another acceptable grade format) you must first apply a grading scheme. When the course grading scheme has been set, instructors will see the letter grade in the "Total" column of the Gradebook along with the % or points.

Students will also see their final letter grade
Enable a currently-defined grading scheme (Note: The default grading scheme can’t be edited)

How do I enable a grading scheme for a course?

Create or modify a grading scheme of your own

How do I add a grading scheme in a course?

Allow students to view final grades

If hiding student grade summaries is enabled in the course, disable the setting so students can see their final grade

How do I hide totals in my students' grade summaries

Don’t conclude the course

- Instructors do not need to conclude their courses
- The end date of the course is automatically set by the term date
- After the end date students will have read-only access to the course but instructors maintain full-access
- If the course is manually concluded, instructors will have read-only access to the course and only Canvas admin can un-conclude the course

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