Associate Grading with Courses

To attach a grade plan group or transcript category to a course, advisory, team, activity, or dorm, you must have the corresponding manager role. Grade plan groups must be attached to courses in order for the faculty to grade. A grade plan group cannot be changed for a group once grading has been recorded for the group. Transcript categories can be changed for groups at any time but cannot be changed just for specific students.

Tip: For a tutorial on setting up grading at your school, see The Guide to Grading Setup.

  1. From the persona menu, select Academics.

  2. Choose Scheduling then select Course selection and schedules.

  3. Select Departments & courses.

  4. Expand a department to view courses tied to it.

  5. Edit the appropriate course.

  6. Under Grading, enter the following:

    • How is this course graded?
      Choose a standard or assessment grade plan group .

      Note: Each course can have 1 Standard Grade Plan Group and/or 1 Assessment Grade Plan Group.

    • How is credit awarded for this course?
      Enter the total credits to be divided evenly by term, or choose to specify the credit per term manually when the course is offered.

    • How is this course used in GPA calculations?
      Enter any GPA weights or points, and choose the course type.

    • How should this course appear on transcripts?
      Enter a course title abbreviation for transcripts, and choose a transcript category .

  7. Select Save & Close.

  1. From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.

  2. Select Athletics and then select Athletics Setup.

  3. Select Sports & Teams.

  4. Expand a sport to view teams tied to it.

  5. Edit the appropriate team.

  6. Under Grading, enter the necessary grading information .

  7. Select Save & Close.

  1. From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.

  2. Select Activities then select Course selection and schedules.

  3. Select Activities.

  4. Edit the Activity.

  5. Enter the necessary grading information .

  6. Select Save & Exit.

  1. From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.

  2. Select Scheduling then select Course selection and schedules.

  3. Select Advisory from the drop down.

  4. Select Advisories.

  5. Edit the Advisory.

  6. Enter the necessary grading information .

  7. Select Save & Exit.

  1. From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.

  2. Select Residence Life then select Setup.

  3. Select Buildings.

  4. Edit the appropriate building.

    Note: The building must be tied to the Dorm Group Type for grading options to appear.

  5. Enter the necessary grading information .

  6. Select Save & Close.

Here are some important definitions to know during grading setup:

  • Grade Translations are grades (such as A, B, C, D, or F) and the criteria associated with them for use in GPA calculations.

  • Grade Categories determine how Grade Translations appear on report cards. They are linked to courses through Grade Plans. You should create a Grade Category for each Grade Translation table.

  • Grade Plans are the periods during an academic year when grades are recorded. They are time-sensitive buckets that teachers drop grades into. Grade plans are added to Grade Plan Groups.

  • Grade Plan Grades are what you allow teachers to record during a Grade Plan, whether they are comments or standard grades. If Grade Plans are buckets, then Grade Plan Grades are the contents of those buckets.

  • Grade Plan Groups are used to link courses with Grade Plans. There are two types of Grade Plan Groups: Standard or Assessment.

  • Grade Calculations use students' grades to generate Grade Point Averages, academic performance awards, and class rankings.

  • Transcript Categories determine how courses are grouped together on a transcript.