How do I add a grading scheme to an assignment?
You can add a grading scheme to customize assignment grading. You can use grading schemes created by your institution, grading schemes you already created or you can create a new grading scheme.
Notes:
- When an assignment is part of selected content in a course export, the grading scheme for the assignment will also be imported.
- Using an account-level grading scheme built by your institution links the scheme into your course—it does not import as a new scheme on the course level.
Open Assignments
![Open Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/610/297/original/f97e27a1-e3f2-444b-aa8d-4bd90861ff3e.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
Edit Assignment
![Edit Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/944/288/original/6cff9ecc-57e4-402e-abbd-03a9ea0a27d8.png)
Click the Edit button.
Edit Grading Type
![Edit Grading Type](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/944/290/original/6f840c28-02d2-4fb5-a27f-760b7ddaf0d8.png)
Click the Display Grade as drop-down menu and select the Letter Grade option or the GPA Scale option.
Note: You may only use a unique grading scheme by choosing Letter Grades or GPA Scale as the Display Grade option.
View Grading Scheme
![View Grading Scheme](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/272/798/original/8902e47c-523d-434c-bf73-9d0df49b44aa.png)
To view the current grading scheme, click the View button.
Search Grading Schemes
![Search Grading Schemes](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/944/292/original/6f126ffc-4a51-4958-96d3-a08fc95011f1.png)
Canvas displays the current grading scheme enabled for the assignment [1]. If you want to select another grading scheme, click the Grading Scheme drop-down menu [2].
You can also create a new grading scheme [3] or manage your own grading schemes [4].
Note: Assignments use the course default grading scheme unless you select another one. Learn how to enable a course default grading scheme.
Choose Grading Scheme
![Choose Grading Scheme](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/265/608/original/557de816-809b-46ec-be5e-765356f4251c.png)
To select a grading standard, click the title of the grading scheme.
Save Assignment
![Save Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/756/170/original/5bf9be62-cb76-433a-ad5d-0d1d32720312.png)
Click the Save button.
Grade Assignment
![Grade Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/756/146/original/68e06537-c53d-4568-b92b-7bcd7edc2f85.png)
In SpeedGrader, enter the point value for the assignment [1]. The point value will change to the name indicated in the grading scheme percentile range [2]. In this example, the point value (23 out of 25) is 92% and is expressed as an A-.