Override Overall Grade with Grade Notation

Summary

You can override the overall grade with a grade notation. A grade notation is useful if a student can't complete the course or otherwise doesn't meet the requirements for completion. Grade notations can include Incomplete, Withdrawal, and so on. This article will show you how to create the Grade notations along with applying and removing the grade notation to a student's Overall Grade.

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1. Navigate to the course Gradebook:

The Gradebook tab at the course top navigation has a red border around it indicating that you will be clicking on it.

2. In list view or grade view, click the settings gear icon to the right:

The settings gear icon.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the Gradebook Settings panel and click “Add Overall Grade Notation”:

Below the Overall Grade Notations section, the Add Overall Grade Notation gray button has a red border around it indicating you will be clicking on it.

4. Type a notation and a description in the text boxes and hit Enter to complete your entry. You may then close out of the Gradebook Settings panel:

In the Notation text field the letter I is entered in. In the Type a description text field the word Incomplete is entered in.

5. To enter a grade notation for a student, click the Grades view within the gradebook:

6. Click the appropriate grade pill in the “Overall Grade” column:

The left red arrow is pointing to the Grades tab. The PreviewUser grade capsule displaying 90/100 has a red border around to highlight it to the reader.

7. Select the grade notation from the dropdown menu. You may also type the notation into the grade pill. Entries are case sensitive:

In the grade notation dropdown menu you see I Incomplete and W Withdrawal.

8. To remove a grade notation, click the grade pill again and select “Undo Override” from the dropdown menu:

The Undo Override option has a red border around to indicate that the option will be selected.

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Article ID: 155191
Created
Wed 10/25/23 3:46 PM
Modified
Thu 2/5/26 3:50 PM