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Demonstration of how an Instructor Summary

This article outlines how instructors can use the Grade Transfer Tool in the Canvas LMS.

How do I learn about the Canvas Gradebook? Canvas Grade Center Best Practices Document

1) Prepare Canvas Course Site Settings:

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to submit Canvas grades to PeopleSoft. Some course types are not compatible with the Grade Transfer tool.

Grade Transfer Tool Requirements

The Grade Transfer

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tool is only

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available for courses that meet all of the following criteria:

  • The course must be in the current term.

  • The course must have a standard grading basis (e.g. A, B, C, D, F). Courses that have other grading basis are not supported ('PF', 'AUD', 'PFA', 'PIP', 'JS2', 'JS1').

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  • course must not be a concurrent enrollment course.

  • The course must have an associated Canvas course site.

The grade transfer button will appear starting 3 days before the course end date and remain available until 1 day after the grades' due date.

Instructions

  1. Ensure that all assignments have a grade value in Canvas, even if it’s a zero.

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    1. You can do this by setting the missing submissions policy in the

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    1. Gradebook. Please see the Canvas Document for Missing Submission Policy in Gradebook.

    2. You can also set up automatic deductions for late submissions in

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    1. Gradebook. Please see the Canvas Document for Late Submission Policy in Gradebook.

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  1. Enable Course

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  1. Grading Scheme in the Canvas Course Settings area.

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    1. The Enable course grading scheme box must be checked for the Grade Transfer tool to work.

    2. You can leave the Grading Scheme at default settings or customize the scheme if you prefer.

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    1. When enabling the Grading Scheme, remember to click the Update Course Details at the bottom of the page

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2) Perform the Grade Transfer Process on My.Boisestate.edu

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    1. to save any changes.

  1. Sign in to https://my.boisestate.edu

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Select Employee

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The orange Transfer Grades button appears 3 days before grades are due in Peoplesoft. Select Transfer Grades

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  • Select the orange button Import Grades from Canvas

    • If you have forgotten any of the set-up steps, the tool will give you a pop-up message indicating what is missing.

      • Here is a screenshot where the instructor forgot to turn on the Grade Schema and received an error message. If an error occurs, go back to Canvas and fix the issue. Then return to http://my.boisestate.edu and repeat the import process - it will work this time!

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  • As long as everything is set up correctly, the grades will load in Peoplesoft. A green “success” message will appear briefly in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

  • Review the loaded grades. Select the blue Save to Peoplesoft Button.

  • A new box will pop up with a link to go to Peoplesoft to finalize.

  • Once you are in Peoplesoft, go to the Grades Roster for your course.

  • Review the students' grades and Submit them to Peoplesoft. You’re done!

Bonus! Faculty Grading FAQ from Registrar’s Office.

Relevant Information

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  2. On the left-hand Vertical Navigation, under Faculty, Click My Courses.

  3. Select the desired course, then click the PS GRADE TRANSFER button under Tools on the right side of the page.

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