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This article will walk you through creating a Total Points column in the gradebook, as well as adding Extra Credit to students’ total. The total points column must be created as a calculated column. Currently, the Overall Grade feature in Blackboard only calculates students’ weighted grades and not total points. Currently, Extra Credit cannot be added to weighted grades in the Ultra Course View.

This article will walk you through creating columns for students’ overall letter grade.

Oveview of the Gradebook including an explanation of the List and Grid Views.

Using Points as the Calculation Type for Overall Grade

With the "Drop Grades" feature in the Blackboard Ultra course view, multiple grades can be dropped from the student's overall grade within the course. There is an option to drop the lowest or the highest grade. Follow the instructions below, or watch the video, to learn how to drop the lowest, or highest, grade in the Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra course view.

When you create a gradable item, it automatically appears in the gradebook and is associated with the appropriate category.

How do I use the assignment inline grading tool in the Ultra course view?

The following tips will assist faculty with using the gradebook in Blackboard Ultra more efficiently.

Using Advanced Calculation for Overall Grade

Using Weighted Calculation for Overall Grade

Setting the overall grade center in Blackboard Ultra.