Release Grades to Students

Note for Excel Users: New columns created by Blackboard's import process are automatically setup as Ungradable, Not Released, and Text. These settings must be changed to Gradeable and Released before students can see their grades.

Note: Students may view their own grades, but not the grades of other students. It is important to change the type of column to Numeric if it will be used in a calculation formula.

Release Grades

• Add the My Grades tool following the Adding a New Tool tutorial if you haven't already. This will be how your students access their grades.
• Under the Teach Tab, click on Grade Book.
  
• Click on Grade Book Options and select Column Settings.

• Check the Check Box at the top of each column you wish to change. (1)
• Click on Release to change the Released to Student setting to Yes. (2)
• Click on the Grade drop down, select Yes, and press the Go green arrow icon. (3)
• If you need to use your column in a calculation you may click the hyperlink on a column's current type (e.g. Text) to change it to Numeric. Set the Convert Column Type Value to Numeric. Press Save. (4)
• To return to the Grade Book, click on the Grade Book breadcrumb available at the top of the screen. (5)