Creating Grade Center Categories

Instructors may want to create Grade Categories such as quiz, test, assignment, lab, or homework.  Categories are associated with Grade Center Columns, and can be integrated with other options such as Weighted Grade Column or Average Grade Column.

To open the grade center:

1. Log into Blackboard and open your course
2. Navigate to the course Control Panel (lower left of page)
3. Click the Evaluation link
4. Click the Grade Center link which will open the Grade Center page to your right
   
5. Choose Manage
6. Click on the action link  and choose Categories
   
7. Check the list to determine if there are Categories you’d like to add
8. If you’d like to add new Categories, click Create Category
   
9. Give your new Category a Name and click Submit to save your changes
10. If you plan on using a Weighted Grade Column, assign each column in your Grade Center to a Category either through Manage > Organize Grade Center or through the Edit function in each column.

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