Omit a Grade When Calculating the Final Grade

Brightspace allows instructors to drop a grade from the final grade calculation. This process works for individual students. To configure a gradebook to automatically drop the lowest grade from all students, refer to the Create a Grade Category section of the Manage Grades in the Grade Tool guide.

1. Click My Grades on the Navbar and select Grades from the dropdown menu.

2. Click on the dropdown arrow next to a student’s name and select Bulk edit exemptions from the dropdown menu.

3. On the Edit Grade Exemptions page, click the Exempt checkbox next to each assignment that should not factor into the final grade.

4. Click Save and Close.

5. Note: If using a weighted gradebook, the weighted percentage of the overall grade category will still be the same. As a result, making one grade item exempt increases the weight for each other item in the grade category.