Canvas: Creating a Penn State-Compatible Grading Scheme

Grading in LionPATH requires a specific set of letter grades to comply with the Penn State Faculty Senate Policy 47-00 on Grading (specifically 47-40 Grading System and 47-60: Definition of Grades):

A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, or F

For LionPATH to successfully pull grades from Canvas, you must first create a grading scheme in Canvas with these same letter grades, then you must activate that grading scheme prior to using LionPATH to pull grades from Canvas. If you use the default grading scheme in Canvas or any other letters (e.g., C-) in a scheme, LionPATH will not successfully pull grades from your course.

Create a Penn State-Compatible Grading Scheme

Follow these steps to create a Penn State-compatible Grading Scheme in Canvas.

1. Open your Canvas Course.
2. Click Settings in the Course Navigation Menu.
   
   
   Figure 1: Select Settings from the Course Navigation menu.
   
   
3. Click the Course Details tab.
   
   
   Figure 2: Click the Course Details tab.
   
   
4. Click the Enable course grading scheme checkbox.
   
   
   Figure 3: Select the Enable course grading scheme option.
   
   
5. Click the set grading scheme or view grading scheme link.
   
   
   Figure 4: Click the link below the Grading Scheme field.
   
   
6. Click the manage grading schemes link.
   
   
   Figure 5: The manage grading schemes link.
   
   
7. Click the +Add grading scheme button.
   
   
   Figure 6: The Add grading scheme button.
   
   
8. Name your grading scheme as desired (e.g., Penn State-compatible Grading Scheme).
   
   
   Figure 7: Enter a name for your grading scheme.
   
   
9. Modify this scheme so the following letters are in the scheme: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, F. Delete the C-, D+, and D- by clicking the X button to the far right of the appropriate letter.
   
   
   Figure 8: Deleting a letter grade from your scheme.
   
   
10. Your grading scheme should appear similar to the one below at this point:
    
    
    Figure 9: Sample grading scheme.
    
    
11. Change the minimum percent value for each letter grade as desired. For example, you may wish to change the minimum for an A from the default 94% to 92%.
12. Click the Save button.

Activate a Penn State-Compatible Grading Scheme

1. Click Settings in the Course Navigation Menu.
2. Click the Course Details tab.
3. Click the view grading scheme link.
4. Click the Select Another Scheme link.
   
   
   Figure 10: The Select Another Scheme link.
   
   
5. Click your new grading scheme.
   
   
   Figure 11: Your grading scheme.
   
   
6. Click the Use This Grading Standard button.
   
    
   Figure 12: Click the Use This Grading Standard button.
   
   
7. Click the Done button.
   
   
   Figure 13: Click the Done button.
   
   
8. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Update Course Details button.
   
   
   Figure 14: The Update Course Details button.

Your Penn State-compatible grading scheme is now in effect for the course.

Other Grades

LionPATH cannot pull in any of the following grades from Canvas. They must be entered within LionPATH itself.

• SA (Satisfactory)
• UN (Unsatisfactory)
• NCP (Non-credit Pass)
• NCF (Non-credit Fail)
• W (Withdraw)
• LD (Late Drop)
• R (Research)
• DF (Deferred Grade)
• AUS (Audited, Regular/Satisfactory Attendance)
• AUU (Audited, Unsatisfactory Attendance)
• CRX (Credit by Examination)

NOTE: Now that you have created a Penn State compatible grading scheme in Canvas, please see Canvas: Prepare Final Grades for LionPATH.