Transferring Grades from one class to another

[DanielleW876]

Hi all,

I understand there is no quick way to transfer grades from one class in an account to another for the same student who has swapped classes with the same assignments. I know it can be done using an export and import (this is the method we use right now) but are there any alternatives being used out there for this? 

Is anyone using a third party add-on or have created their own tool , any info at all would be useful! 

[Gabriel33]

It can be done with the API.

For example, I have a Python script that uses the API to copy grades from one assignment to another (I do it in the same class to go around some limitations in the Total grade formula).

It's in the same class, but the process would be very similar with multiple classes.

Check, for example, https://www.canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/submissions.html, which can be used both to get each assignment grade in the original course, as well as then post each assignment grade on the new course.

[DanielleW876]

Thank you! I appreciate this and will pass this on to our coding expert and see if it's something we could put into place.