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End of Semester Grades if you Drop Assignments

If you drop grades during the semester, you will need to semi-manually change all incomplete assignments to zero before you can finalize grades.

There is an easy way to do this in the grade book. Click on the pull-down arrow at the top of an assignment. Click on 'Set Default Grade'. Enter 0 as the grade, and make sure you do not overwrite grades that are already entered. Canvas will automatically change all "-"s to "0"s and leave the graded assignments alone.

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Uploading Grades to Canvas

Canvas allows you to use a CSV file to upload grades to the Gradebook. The Canvas Instructor Guide outlines specific instructions for how to do this.

There are some important things to keep in mind when doing this. According to the Canvas Instructor Guide:

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Determining Semester Participation

LionPATH grading screen showing participation options

Under federal regulations, students who do not complete the entire semester may not earn the full amount of their aid for the semester, and the University must return any unearned federal student aid funds to the federal government. Regulations require us to document the last date of attendance at (or participation in) an "academically-related activity" for students with failing grades in order to determine the amount of aid to retur

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LionPATH

Entering Grades Directly from Canvas to LionPATH

For LionPATH to successfully import final grades from Canvas, faculty must first create a Penn State compatible grading scheme in Canvas.

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Attendance Requirements when Grading in LionPATH

If you are giving a "no grade" (NG), deferred grade (DF), or an F in LionPATH, you will be asked to enter an attendance category. The choices are "Never attended," "Participated partial semester," and "Participated entire semester." Only in cases where there was partial participation will you be asked to enter the last date of attendance. For resident courses, this would be attendance at an actual class. For online courses, it should be the student's last meaningful interaction in the LMS (e.g., discussion post, submission, etc.).

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LionPATH

Early Progress Reporting and Large-Enrollment Courses

If you are instructing a large-enrollment course and want your TAs to complete early progress reports, those TAs need to be entered into LionPATH with "grade" access to the system. This will put them into Starfish and give them the ability to complete early progress reports. Please be aware of permissions that will be granted in Canvas if you add TAs to LionPATH.

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LionPATH Grading Instructions

Please see the attached file for information regarding how to grade in LionPATH.

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Changing Grades in LionPATH

If you mistakenly assign a grade and approve your grades, but then need to change it a grade, you cannot do so easily once it’s been submitted. After the grade submission deadline, there will be a “Request Grade Change” button, but until then, you need to complete the following steps:

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