{"id":2686,"date":"2025-06-20T15:05:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2686"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:42:18","slug":"adding-bonus-grades","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/chapter\/adding-bonus-grades\/","title":{"raw":"Adding Bonus Grades","rendered":"Adding Bonus Grades"},"content":{"raw":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Adding Bonus Grades<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<div class=\"imgcontainer right\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"noborder alignnone wp-image-1700 icon\" style=\"min-width: 100px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/07\/BrightspaceLogo-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"Brightspace logo\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"media_text\">In certain instances, you might want to award bonus marks to students for an assessment or make an entire activity a bonus item in the grade book. These situations can be accommodated in Brightspace.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"quick\" style=\"background-color: #01725c;margin-top: 2.5em\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Adding Bonus Grades<\/strong> is grading guide 4 of 4.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"BonusMarks\"><\/a>Enable Bonus Marks for a Grade Item<\/h2>\r\nIn the instance where you would like students to be able to exceed the maximum number of points on an assessment like an assignment or quiz, you will need to ensure you check off <strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> for the grade book grade item.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If you have created this grade item already, click the caret next to the grade item you want to exceed 100% and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you have not created the grade item yet, select <strong>New<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Item<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Under the Grading section, select the <strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> checkbox.<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"387\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"BonusGradeItem\"><\/a>Create a Bonus Grade Item<\/h2>\r\nIn the instance where you want to create a bonus item that does not impact the Final Calculated Grade if students choose not to complete the item, you will need to ensure you check off <strong>Bonus<\/strong> for the grade item.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If you have created this grade item already, click the caret next to the grade item you want to exceed 100% and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you have not created the grade item yet, select <strong>New<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Item<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Under the Grading section, select the <strong>Bonus\u00a0<\/strong>checkbox.<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-2733 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"386\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\nOn the Manage Grades, you will see a star beside your grade item, indicating that this item is bonus.\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"64\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox--disclaimer\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Important<\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"imgcontainer\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"noborder alignnone wp-image-888 icon\" style=\"min-width: 100px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"media_text\">Bonus items are not included in the maximum points for a category or final grade. They are added on top of the calculated grade. If the bonus grade item is within a category and you want the category to exceed 100%, see Enable a Grade category to Exceed 100% below. If you want the bonus grade item to allow the final calculated to exceed 100%, see Enable Final Grade to Exceed 100%.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"CategoryExceed100\"><\/a>Enable Category to Exceed 100%<\/h2>\r\nIn the instance where you have awarded bonus marks to a grade item or made a bonus grade item and want the category that the item is in to exceed the the maximum category weight, you need to ensure you check off <strong>Allow category grade to exceed category weight<\/strong>.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If you have created the Category, click the caret next to the Category you want to exceed 100% and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you have not created the grade item yet, select <strong>New<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Category<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Under the Grading section, select the <strong>Allow category grade to exceed category weight<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>checkbox.<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2739\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"171\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<h2><a id=\"FinalGradeExceed100\"><\/a>Enable the Final Calculated Grade to Exceed 100%<\/h2>\r\nIn the instance where you would like the final calculated grade to exceed 100%, you need to ensure you check off the <strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> box in the Final Calculated Grade.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Click the caret next to Final Calculated Grade and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2741\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"242\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Under Grading, select Can Exceed.<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2742\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"118\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 4: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact edtech@langara.ca for more information.<\/p>\r\n<img class=\"noborder img.chapter aligncenter wp-image-63\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0em\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-300x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px #555 solid;padding: 1em;margin-top: 1em\">If you are a Langara employee, <a href=\"https:\/\/iweb.langara.ca\/edtech\/blog\/2025\/08\/28\/self-register-for-essentials-to-excellence-a-brightspace-companion-for-instructors\/\">self-register for Essentials to Excellence: A Brightspace Companion for Instructors<\/a>. This Brightspace course compliments the technical instructions found here with use cases, examples, and advice.<\/div>","rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Adding Bonus Grades<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<div class=\"imgcontainer right\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder alignnone wp-image-1700 icon\" style=\"min-width: 100px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/07\/BrightspaceLogo-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"Brightspace logo\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/07\/BrightspaceLogo-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/07\/BrightspaceLogo-150x150-1-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_text\">In certain instances, you might want to award bonus marks to students for an assessment or make an entire activity a bonus item in the grade book. These situations can be accommodated in Brightspace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quick\" style=\"background-color: #01725c;margin-top: 2.5em\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Adding Bonus Grades<\/strong> is grading guide 4 of 4.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"BonusMarks\"><\/a>Enable Bonus Marks for a Grade Item<\/h2>\n<p>In the instance where you would like students to be able to exceed the maximum number of points on an assessment like an assignment or quiz, you will need to ensure you check off <strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> for the grade book grade item.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have created this grade item already, click the caret next to the grade item you want to exceed 100% and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you have not created the grade item yet, select <strong>New<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Item<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Under the Grading section, select the <strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> checkbox.<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828.png 488w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828-153x300.png 153w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828-65x127.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828-225x441.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceed-e1751487414828-350x686.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"BonusGradeItem\"><\/a>Create a Bonus Grade Item<\/h2>\n<p>In the instance where you want to create a bonus item that does not impact the Final Calculated Grade if students choose not to complete the item, you will need to ensure you check off <strong>Bonus<\/strong> for the grade item.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have created this grade item already, click the caret next to the grade item you want to exceed 100% and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you have not created the grade item yet, select <strong>New<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Item<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Under the Grading section, select the <strong>Bonus\u00a0<\/strong>checkbox.<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2733 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus.png 504w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus-152x300.png 152w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus-65x128.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus-225x443.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/Bonus-350x689.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>On the Manage Grades, you will see a star beside your grade item, indicating that this item is bonus.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem.png 1577w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-1024x108.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-768x81.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-1536x162.png 1536w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-65x7.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-225x24.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/BonusGradeItem-350x37.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox--disclaimer\">\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgcontainer\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder alignnone wp-image-888 icon\" style=\"min-width: 100px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-5.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_text\">Bonus items are not included in the maximum points for a category or final grade. They are added on top of the calculated grade. If the bonus grade item is within a category and you want the category to exceed 100%, see Enable a Grade category to Exceed 100% below. If you want the bonus grade item to allow the final calculated to exceed 100%, see Enable Final Grade to Exceed 100%.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"CategoryExceed100\"><\/a>Enable Category to Exceed 100%<\/h2>\n<p>In the instance where you have awarded bonus marks to a grade item or made a bonus grade item and want the category that the item is in to exceed the the maximum category weight, you need to ensure you check off <strong>Allow category grade to exceed category weight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have created the Category, click the caret next to the Category you want to exceed 100% and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you have not created the grade item yet, select <strong>New<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Category<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Under the Grading section, select the <strong>Allow category grade to exceed category weight<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>checkbox.<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2739\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax.png 956w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax-65x30.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax-225x105.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CategoryExceedMax-350x163.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"FinalGradeExceed100\"><\/a>Enable the Final Calculated Grade to Exceed 100%<\/h2>\n<p>In the instance where you would like the final calculated grade to exceed 100%, you need to ensure you check off the <strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> box in the Final Calculated Grade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 1: Go to <strong>My Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Grades\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage Grades<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 2: Click the caret next to Final Calculated Grade and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2741\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade.png 949w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade-65x47.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade-225x164.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/EditFinalCalculatedGrade-350x255.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 3: Under Grading, select Can Exceed.<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2742\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated.png 862w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated-65x26.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated-225x92.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2025\/06\/CanExceedFinalCalculated-350x143.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--list\" style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Step 4: Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact edtech@langara.ca for more information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"noborder img.chapter aligncenter wp-image-63\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0em\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-300x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-65x28.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-225x99.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh-350x153.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/langaraquickguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2149\/2024\/01\/edtech-transparent-rgb-black-394pxh.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px #555 solid;padding: 1em;margin-top: 1em\">If you are a Langara employee, <a href=\"https:\/\/iweb.langara.ca\/edtech\/blog\/2025\/08\/28\/self-register-for-essentials-to-excellence-a-brightspace-companion-for-instructors\/\">self-register for Essentials to Excellence: A Brightspace Companion for Instructors<\/a>. 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