Grading Codes, Ranks, and Scale

Used as a crosswalk or legend for setting a range of numeric values for alpha grades.

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Main Menu > Selects > E-M > Grading Codes

Main Menu > Selects > E-M > Grading Ranks

Main Menu > Selects > E-M > Grading Scales

Applies To:    Enterprise    Plus    Basic

Field Details

• Letter Grade: Alpha characters allowed. Required field.
• Grade Version:  Use this field when Grading Codes may change over time.
  • To create different versions, select a numeric value for all the grades that match a specific version.  Only up to 9-grade versions can exist.  In the Client Assignments, if a specific grade version is to be used, enter that Grade Version.
  • If a new or additional version is required, add all the Grading Codes as new records with the new version number and again, tag any Client Assignments with the new version number.
  • The Branch Profile allows for a default version that will automatically populate new Client Assignment records with the current version.
  • When a user adds a grade to the Client Assignment, the grading code will then be restricted to the allowed list of grades.
• GPA Low: The lowest numeric GPA grade value for this Grading Code.
• GPA High: The highest numeric GPA grade value for this Grading Code.
• Percentage Grade High: The lowest numeric percentage grade value for this Grading Code.
• Percentage Grade Low: The highest numeric percentage grade value for this Grading Code.
• Scale: Where this Grading Code fits into the Grading Scale list. The Grading Scale is a user-defined list such as Excellent, Above Average, Average, and Good.
  
• Rank: Where this Grading Code fits into the Grading Rank list. Grading Rank is a user-defined list such as Honor Roll or Top 10 Percentile.
  
• Calculatable Grade:  Used in Transcript report and other locations to determine if grade should be included in the calculation or not.
• Withdrawal Grade:  Used to identify if the grade is considered a withdrawn grade.
• Grade Issued:  Not used at his time.
• Restriction Admin:  If tagged Yes, will restrict Final Grades entered using the Admin Menu >> Course Functions >> Add Grades or Exit Assignments functions.  Grades are case-sensitive using this restriction.
• Restriction QuickTools: If tagged Yes, grade entry in QuickTools will become a select list and restricted to only the grades tagged as restricted. Once a grade has been recorded, this restriction also prevents editing of any grade in QuickTools.
• Inactive:  Used if the grade is no longer used as a valid grade.