Step 1: Login to Brightspace and access your course.
Step 2: Select the Course Menu tab on the course navigation bar and then select the Grades.
Step 3: Select the Setup Wizard option from the tools below the navigation bar.
Step 4: Scroll down to the bottom of the Grades Setup Wizard page and select the Start button.
Step 5: Choose your grade system from either Weighted or Points and then select Continue at the bottom of the page.
Step 6: Select Adjusted Final Grade and deselect the checkbox for Automatically Release Final Grade. Select continue at the bottom of the page.
If you are unable to deselect the checkbox for Automatically Release Final Grade like in this example, please contact Instructional Support to have this done for you.
Step 7: On the Grade Calculations screen select Drop ungraded items and select the checkbox for Automatically keep final grade updated. Select continue at the bottom of the page.
Step 8: Choose the Default Grade Scheme for your course. Select continue at the bottom of the page.
- Select one of the following:
UC Graduate Standard Scheme - Select this option if you are teaching a campus Graduate course
OR UC Undergraduate Standard Grade Scheme - Select this option if you are teaching a campus Undergraduate course
Step 9: Choose how many decimal places of the grade calculation you would like displayed to your students in the gradebook. Select continue at the bottom of the page.
2 is the default but you can choose any number you like
Step 10: Choose your Student View Display Options. Make sure the box for "Display final grade calculation to users" is checked. Select continue at the bottom of the page.
Step 7: Review your selections in the Grades Setup Summary page. Select "Finish" to confirm the selections for your gradebook.
You can change these options later if you need or want to.
