This page is for Instructors or TAs looking to add extra credit to their Gradebook in their Ultra course.

Overview

In Ultra, extra credit can be included in the Overall Grade. However, the method to include extra credit depends on the calculation type used for the Overall Grade:

• Points

• Weighted

In both cases, instructors should start by creating an extra credit column.

Creating an Extra Credit Column

1. Navigate to the Gradebook.

2. Hover your cursor between 2 columns of your Gradebook and click the “+” sign that appears.

   

3. Select Add Item to create a column where extra credit can be entered manually.

4. Provide a name for the column.

   

5. To remove the due date, click on the date field, highlight the date, then hit delete on your keyboard.

6. Use Grade using Points.

7. Then assign the maximum points to “0”. This allows any points entered to be additive.

8. 🚨Under Grade category, choose the category you would like the extra credit to be included in.

   1. Overall Grade “Points”: The category selection is not very important, so long as the selected category is included in the Overall calculation.

   2. Overall Grade “Weighted”: The category selection is very important, since the extra credit will need to be totaled up with other category assessment items. See Weighed section for more information.

9. Click Save when finished.

Entering Extra Credit

To enter extra credit, click on the cell for any student and input the number of points that they have earned.

Extra Credit with a “Points” Overall Grade

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If your Overall Grade uses a Points calculation, the Extra credit will automatically be included in the calculation via the assigned category.

This image shows the Overall grade calculation with the 3 components of the Assignment category totaling up to 200 overall points.

This image shows an individual student’s Overall Grade and their scores on the Assignment category items, including extra credit.

Using an Extra Credit Category

1. Navigate to the Gradebook.

2. Find the Settings icon in the top right part of the Gradebook.
   

   

    

3. A side panel will open and the Categories that are exist will be listed as you scroll down.

4. Once you find the Category section in the settings, select Add New Category.
   

   

5. Create an Extra Credit category.

Adding Extra Credit to a Total Column

1. Create an Extra Credit Category (above)

2. Create an a Extra Credit Column (above), but for the category option, choose the extra credit category you just made. Keep all other settings the same.

3. Create a Calculated Column by hovering in between 2 sections of your Gradebook and selectinng the “+” sign that appears.
   

   

4. Select Add Calculation

5. You can name your column anything you like. For this purpose, we will name it “Final Grade”.

6. Set the grade schema to points.

7. Add a Total function and select everything you would like to include in the total grade.
   

   

8. Press Save.