1. Creating Grade Columns in Blackboard

2. Automatically created grade columns
When you create gradable items in your course, grade columns are created automatically in the Grade Center. You can edit a grade column to rename it, associate it with a different category, and associate it with a rubric and grading period. You can also determine if students will see the results in My Grades, and include or exclude the column in calculations.
In this example, the CHAPTER 12 APPLICATION grade column is created automatically once the assignment has been created.

3. Manually created grade columns
You can create grade columns for activities that take place outside of your Blackboard course, such as in-class quizzes, an assignment from a third party product, or an extra credit. For manually created columns, no submissions exist. You simply assign the grades for this type to the grade columns directly.
To create a manual grade column :
In the Grade Center, select Create Column.
On the Create Grade Column page, type in the name, select “Score” for Primary Display, and assign Points Possible.
Optionally set a due date.
You may choose whether to include the column in the Grade Center calculations.
Select Submit.

4. Creating Final Course Grade column
A Final Course Grade can be created manually. By the end of the course, the Final grade must be entered into the column manually.
To create a Final Course Grade column:
In the Grade Center, select Create Column.
On the Create Grade Column page, type in the name, select “Text” for Primary Display, and assign Points Possible of 0.
You may choose whether to show this column to students.
Select Submit.

5. Creating Extra Credit Grade column
An Extra Credit column can be created automatically as a gradable item or it can be created as a manual grade column.
To manually create a an Extra Credit column:
In the Grade Center, select Create Column.
On the Create Grade Column page, type in the name, select “Score” for Primary Display, and assign Points Possible of 0.
You may choose whether to show this column to students.
Select Submit.

6. Creating Total grade column
In the Grade Center, you can calculate grades with calculated columns. Calculated columns combine data from multiple columns to attain performance results.
In this example, a Total grade column is created using the “Create Calculated Column”.
To create a Total column:
In the Grade Center, select Create Calculated Column, then select “Total Column”.
On the Create Total Column page, type in the name, select “Score” for Primary Display.
You may choose whether to calculate as running total or whether to show this column to students.
Select Submit.

7. For questions or assistance creating grade columns, please contact de
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