Canvas@Illinois, Enabling a grading scheme

You can enable an existing grading scheme as your course default grading scheme by editing your Course Settings.
  1. In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

  2. Click the Course Details tab.

  3. Click the Enable course grading scheme checkbox.

  4. To use a default grading scheme provided by your account, click the Grading Scheme drop-down menu [1] and select the grading scheme.

    To create a grading scheme for your course, click the Add New Grading Scheme button [2].
    Grading scheme link

  5. To view the grading scheme that you set, click the View button.

  6. Canvas displays the Default Canvas Grading Scheme. If you want to select another grading scheme, click the Grading Scheme drop-down menu [1] and select a Course Level or Account Level grading scheme [2].
    Select Grading Scheme
  7. Click the Update Course Details button.



Keywords:
grades, grade, final 
Doc ID:
161169
Owned by:
Gaby V. in University of Illinois Technology Services
Created:
2026-05-08
Updated:
2026-05-08
Sites:
University of Illinois Technology Services