Bonus grade items and exemptions provide additional ways for instructors to fine tune their grade book and create personalized solutions for each student.
This post covers bonus grade items and exemptions. To learn more about creating a gradebook, please view Set up a Gradebook.
Why use Bonus Grade Items and Exemptions?
Bonus Grade Item
Bonus grade items are an optional way to give students an opportunity to boost their course grade.
Exemptions
When you use exemptions, you can:
- Exempt students from a course activity due to illness or other extenuating circumstance.
- Use automatic grade calculation without penalizing/miscalculating exempted students.
- Apply exemptions to any grade item or course topic.
Create Exemptions and Bonus Grade Items
Below is a video introducing exemptions. The FAQ links lead to detailed instructions on how to use exemptions and bonus grade items.
