Exempt a Student from Multiple Grade Items

Instructors can now exempt students from a number of grade items at once by using the Bulk edit exemptions option in Enter Grades. This improves upon the new Grade Exemption feature in BOLT.




To exempt a student from multiple grade items at once,

1. In the course, click Coursework.
2. Select Grades.
3. Click Enter Grades.



4. Click on the student's name.

5. Click the drop down arrow.
6. Select Bulk edit exemptions.

7. Select the checkboxes for all the grade items to exempt the student from.
8. Click Save and Close.

NEW in BOLT: Grade Exemptions

Instructors can now use an exemption as a reason why a student has not completed a grade item. Previously, a blank grade could mean the student hadn’t submitted the item, and a zero (0) could mean either exempt, ungraded, or failure.




Having a specific exemption setting supports the differentiation for learners. Instructors can now exempt numeric, selectbox, pass/fail, calculated, formula, and text item types; however, instructors cannot exempt a learner from a final calculated grade or a final adjusted grade.




To exempt a student from a grade item, go to Enter Grades for any grade item and:


1. Select the checkbox beside the student's name.
2. Click Exempt.
3. Click Save.




To remove an exemption, go to Enter Grades for any grade item and:
1. Select the checkbox beside the student's name.
2. Click Unexempt.
3. Click Save.

When an instructor exempts a grade item for a learner, the following pages are affected:
Instructor pages: Enter Grades, Grade User, Grade Category, Grade Item, Import Preview. 


Student pages: My Grades, Class Progress: Summary and Grades tabs