At the end of a semester, your grades must be exported from D2L to iStar—your grades do not automatically transfer from D2L. Your students will not get credit for the course if you do not export the grades to iStar. You can easily export your final grades from D2L to iStar where they will become the official grades for the students.

Exporting Grades from D2L to iStar

• If 7 days have passed since the Course End Date, grades cannot be added through D2L.
• Only letter grades are transferred automatically. If you need to assign a special grade (Incomplete, In-Progress, or Pass/Fail), or if the student is enrolled in continuing education, you must enter those grades manually in iStar.
• Final Grades are exported from the Final Adjusted Grades column in your D2L course. Use Adjusted Final Grade

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1. In your D2L course, click [Grades].
   
   
   
2.  In the Gradebook, confirm that the Final Adjusted Grades are represented as letters.
   
   
   
3. If the Final Adjusted Grade does not appear as a letter, click the dropdown for [Final Adjusted Grade], then select [Edit].
   
   
   
4. Under Grade Scheme, select the appropriate Letter Grade Scheme for your course, then click [Save and Close].
   
   

   NOTE: This process does NOT include Pass/Fail, Pass/No-Pass scheme courses, IP (Dev Ed courses), or I (Incomplete). Faculty may create custom grade schemes. For instructions, refer to Create and edit grade schemes.

   
   
5. To finish entering grades, click the [dropdown arrow] and select [Enter Grades].
   
   
   
6. Update grades in the Final Adjusted Grade column as needed, then click [Save and Close].
   
   
   
7. After final changes are complete, click [Export to iStar].
   
   
   
8. An overview of the Export Grades to iStar page:  
   1. The Scope field defaults to All sections/groups. Use the dropdown to select the appropriate course if needed.
   2. Click [View Details] to verify the roster before exporting.
      
   3. Select [Auto Refresh] so the page updates automatically when the export completes.
      
   4. Click [Export] to submit grades.
      
      

   NOTE: If any Groups have been created in D2L, you cannot export All sections/groups. You must select specific sections and then click [Export].

   

9. The export remains pending until it completes.
   
   
   
10. After completion, verify the success message on the right side under Most Recent Exports, then click the [Course Name] link to view details.
    

    NOTE: If you see an error message, open the report to confirm whether the issue is related to a withdrawn student.

    

11. The Export Details report will display the result for each student with an explanation noted.

    
    Common Error Messages seen in Export Details
    • To Be Sent - Grades were exported outside of iStar Grade Window. 
    • Excluded - No grade exists for the user - This occurs when no Final Adjusted Grade exists in the D2L gradebook for a student. 
    • Learner not found in iStar Grade Roster - Indicates a mismatch between student rosters, often occurring with withdrawn students.
    • Grade or grade scheme is not consistent between D2L and iStar - The grade format of the exported grade does not match the allowed schema in iStar (either because it is not a letter grade, or because the letter is not a valid selection in iStar).

Verify Exported Grades in iStar

1. Once the information has been confirmed, log into MyLoneStar. In the Faculty Homepage, click on the [Faculty Center] tile.

   

2. On the My Schedule tab, verify the grades came over by clicking on the [Grade Roster] icon.
   
   

3. On the Grade Roster page: 

   1. Verify that the grades came over from D2L under the Roster Grade column.

   2. If you have just exported your grades from D2L, the Official Grade column will likely be blank. If grades are listed in the Official Grade column, they have already been approved and posted in iStar.

      NOTE: Grades are automatically approved/posted in iStar every 2 hours from 8:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST. Once posted, whether automatically or manually, any further changes to the grade roster will require faculty to submit a Grade Change Request using the Request Grade Change link in iStar. 
      

      

For further assistance, contact the IT Service Desk at 281.318.HELP (4357).