Mark a Grade as Exempt

An instructor may mark a student's grade as "exempt" rather than giving the student a grade if desired. An exempt grade can be entered for Numeric, Selectbox, Pass/Fail, Calculated, Formula, and Text items. Exempt grades are not counted in the student's final grade.

NOTE: You can not enter a grade of exempt for the Final Calculated Grade or the Final Adjusted grade.

To Mark a Grade As Exempt

  1. Click on Grades on the navbar and choose the Enter Grades screen.
  2. Click on the arrow next to the grade item for which you want to mark an "Exempt" and choose Enter Grades.Indicates context menu and identifies Enter Grades options
  3. Click the checkbox next to the name of each person you would like to assign an "Exempt" and click the Exempt icon at the top of the table. The grade will be indicated by a -/- symbol and the scheme will say "Exempt."
    Indicates checkbox and identifies Exempt icon
  4. Click the Save and Close button.

The exempt grades will show up on your Enter Grades screen:

Shows Exempt grades on Enter Grades screen

and will show up on your student's Grades screen:

Indicates Exempt grades in Student View

To Remove an Exemption for a Student

  1. Click on Grades on the navbar and choose the Enter Grades screen.
  2. Click on the arrow next to the grade item for which you want to mark an "Exempt" and choose Enter Grades.Indicates context menu and identifies Enter Grades options
  3. Click the checkbox next to the name of each person you would like to remove the "Exempt" grade for and click the Unexempt icon at the top of the table. The "Exempt" designation will disappear from the grade column.

    Indicates checkbox and identifies Unexempt icon
  4. Click the Save and Close button.