Enter the marks your school uses for end of term grading purposes on the "Edit Grade Values" page in jmc Office to establish the values that will contribute to your honor roll, grade point averages, and graduate credit. Define grade values on a regular, raised or lowered scale to factor in rigor levels for honors or remedial courses to provide the most precise GPA calculation possible and reward students for taking on challenging courses.
To begin editing the grade values for your school, head to Grading > Utilities > Edit Grade Values in jmc Office.
Step One: Click the "Edit" link beside a row with an existing grade value to update grade value details or click the "Edit" link beside a blank row to create a new grade value.
Step Two: Enter 1 or 2 characters in the "Grade Name" field (for example A+, B- or S) to identify your end of term mark.
Step Three: Enter a numeric value in the "Regular Scale" field (for example 4.0, 2.33, or 1.0) to define the grade point value for the selected mark.
Step Four (optional): Enter a numeric value in the "Raised Scale" and/or "Lowered Scale" fields if your school offers honors courses or remedial courses that factor GPAs on an alternative scale.
Fun Fact: Courses that utilize a "Raised" or "Lowered" scale are configured accordingly with the "Grade Scale" drop-down list on the Schedules > Course > Edit Course Data page
Step Five: Place a checkmark in the "Cumulative GPA" checkbox to include the selected grade value in a student's GPA calculation or simply remove the checkmark from the "Cumulative GPA" checkbox for grades such as "P" (for "Pass") that should be excluded from the GPA calculation.
Step Six: Place a checkmark in the "Grad Credit" checkbox to include the grade as counting toward graduation credit or remove the checkmark from the "Grad Credit" checkbox to prevent students receiving the selected mark (for example, "F" for "Fail") from earning credit toward graduation.
Step Seven: Click the "Update" link beside the row to save changes or click the "Cancel" link to discard them.
Step Eight: Repeat steps one through seven to list all of your school's grade values with the appropriate scale value, GPA and graduation credit options.