How to Upload Extra Credit to Canvas

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Learn how to upload a spreadsheet to Canvas to add extra-credit items to the gradebook.

  1. In your Canvas course navigation, click on Grades to get to the gradebook.
    Canvas course navigation side bar with "Grades" highlighted in red.
  2. In the upper right corner, click Export, then select Export Current Gradebook View to download the Canvas Gradebook template.
    Export Current Gradebook View under Export
  3. Open the downloaded file in Microsoft Excel and create a new Sheet in the Canvas Gradebook template. 
    Plus icon to add a new sheet.
  4. From your EoS survey respondents list, copy and paste the NetIDs of the survey participants into the newly created sheet. 
    excel spreadsheets, with one column of NetIDs
  5. Click on the current gradebook sheet. 
    Highlight on the original excel spreadsheet
  6. Delete the columns with the existing Assignments so the other grade items and assignments are not affected by this procedure. 
    All Assignments highlighted with red
  7. Create a new column, then rename the column to "EOS Survey Extra Credit". 
    new column created on excel, with red highlight on the title of column
  8. Identify the row of the first student listed in the spreadsheet. 
    excel spreadsheet, with row 4 highlighted
  9. Then identify the intersection between the extra credit column and the row of the first student. 
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  10. In the intersection, insert the formula: =IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(C4, Sheet1!A:A, 0)), 5, 0) and press enter. 
    • Note: #4 in formula is for example purpose only. This may differ on a case-by-case basis. Please adjust C4 in the formula if your row number is different. 
    • 5,0 are numbers that can be modified based on the required extra-credit points that are assigned. 
      red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  11. Now click on the cell with the pasted formula, hold and drag the plus sign down to copy the formula to the entire column.
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  12. Click on Export and export the spreadsheet as a CSV file.
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
    • Above image is an example of Window's Excel file export process. Images may look different on different operating systems. 
  13. Begin the uploading process by going back to your Canvas course site and clicking on Grades and locating the Import button on the upper right corner.  
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  14. Click on the CSV file saved, and click Upload Data button.
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  15. Once the data is uploaded, set new column with extra-credit points as A new assignment and set maximum points to 0, then click Continue.
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  16. Click Save Changes at the end of the page after confirming the upload of extra-credit. 
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  17. Navigate back to Grades
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  18. Click on the assignment column for EOS Survey Extra Credit and click on Set Default Grade, then set Default Grade to 0. 
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel
  19. When you are ready to share the extra-credit points with your students, you can publish the assignment to be counted towards the final grade. 
    red arrows showing where the two column and the row intersect on excel



Keywords:
extra credit, instructor, Canvas, gradebook, EOS survey 
Doc ID:
151002
Owned by:
ATLAS-TLT in University of Illinois LAS
Created:
2025-05-21
Updated:
2025-06-17
Sites:
University of Illinois Liberal Arts and Sciences