Extra Credit in Ultra Course View
This page is for instructors who would like to add extra credit to their Gradebook in their Ultra course.
For Original Course View, refer to: Adding Extra Credit in HuskyCT
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
From within your Ultra course, click on the Gradebook tab.
Hover your cursor between 2 columns of your Gradebook and click the “+” sign that appears.
Select Add Item to create a column where extra credit can be entered manually.
Provide a name for the column.
To remove the due date, click on the date field, highlight the date, then hit delete on your keyboard.
Use Grade using Points.
Then assign the maximum points to “0”. This allows any points entered to be additive.
🚨Under Grade category, choose the category you would like the extra credit to be included in.
Overall Grade “Points”: The category selection is not very important, so long as the selected category is included in the Overall calculation.
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 Weighted section below for more information.
Click Save when finished.
Entering Extra Credit
To enter extra credit, click on the cell for any student and input the number of extra credit points that they have earned.
Extra Credit in “Points” Overall Grade
Extra Credit in “Weighted” Overall Grade
For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the Educational Technology Office at edtech@uconn.edu or (860) 486-5052 (M-F 9am-4pm).