Course Distinctions
A course distinction is connected to the section in which a student is enrolled. The course distinction allows a school to indicate if a student is taking a regular course but putting in work at a higher level.
For example, if some students in Spanish III are working at a higher level, such as Honors, while others are not, you can apply a distinction to some of the students in the course. Using the same course, one student's
Course distinctions do not have any impact on students' grade averages or GPA.
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From the persona menu in the top left, select Academics.
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Select Grades and then choose Grading setup.
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Select Course distinctions.
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Add a new course distinction. Select the Academics Group Type. Enter a name for the Distinction and (optionally) a Description.
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Select Save & Exit.
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From the persona menu in the top left, select Academics.
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Select Grades and then choose Grades management.
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Select Enter grades by student.
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Use the filter or search options to find the student for which you want to apply a course distinction.
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Under the student's name, select View beside Course Distinctions.
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Under Distinction, choose the appropriate distinction for the a course.
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Select Save & Exit
Once the course distinction is attached to a student, it is displayed on both the
In the examples below, the courses with course distinction are circled in red.
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Report Card:
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For a tutorial on setting up grading at your school, see The Guide to Grading Setup.