Showing Letter Grades in Canvas

Showing Letter Grades in Canvas

To show letter grades in your Canvas Grades screen and in Send Grades to AARO, make sure that your Grading Scheme is set in each of your Canvas courses.

A screenshot of the course navigation menu within the Canvas LMS, with the links visible on the left side of the screen. The menu shows a typical list of links, specifically highlighting the Grades link, and immediately below it, a custom link labeled Send Grades to AARO, indicating a specialized institutional integration for grade reporting.

Follow these steps to ensure your Grading Scheme is set correctly:

  1. Log in to your Canvas course.
  2. In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
  3. Scroll down to the Grading Scheme section.
  4. Ensure that the Enable course grading scheme checkbox is selected.
A screenshot of the Canvas LMS Course Settings page displaying the Grading Scheme options, where the checkbox labeled Enable course grading scheme is currently checked, and a purple arrow points directly to this checkbox; the default grading scheme is visible in a dropdown menu, with buttons labeled View, Copy, and New Grading Scheme displayed below it.
  1. In the drop-down menu, ensure that one of the following grading schemes is selected:
    • CCS Graduate Grading Scheme
    • CCS Undergraduate Grading Scheme
A screenshot from the Canvas LMS Course Settings screen showing the Grading Scheme dropdown menu expanded, revealing options to select a grading scheme. The available schemes include the Default Canvas Grading Scheme, Course Level, Account Level, CCS Graduate Grading Scheme, and CCS Undergraduate Grading Scheme, with two purple arrows pointing directly to the last two institution-specific schemes.
  1. Once the appropriate Grading Scheme has been selected, click the Update Course Details button at the bottom of the screen.

Please contact the Educational Technology + Innovation team if you have any questions. Thanks!