In jmc Teacher, grade cutoffs are utilized to determine letter grades for a course, which are based on the scores earned by students on assignments. You can either determine the lowest percentage for each grade on your scale or utilize default cutoffs set in jmc Office to establish grade cutoffs for each of your courses. Once you have established grade cutoffs for one course, simply copy them to all applicable courses to save time establishing cutoffs. With grade cutoffs defined, jmc will automatically calculate course grades as you enter student scores, providing updated results for students without the need for manual calculations.

Log in to jmc Teacher, and head to Scores > Grade Cutoffs to enter grade cutoffs.

Step One: Click the name of a course from the "Courses" list to select a course.

Helpful Tip: Click the "Add Default Cutoffs" link to add predefined grade cutoffs that have been set in jmc Office and skip the remaining steps!

Step Two: Click the "Add Grade Cutoff" link to enter a new cutoff row.

Step Three: Select a letter or symbol from the the "Grade" drop-down list and enter the minimum percentage needed to earn the grade in the "Cutoff" field. For example, if your lowest "A" is 93%, select "A" from the "Grade" drop-down list and enter "93" in the "Cutoff" field.

Step Four (optional): Enter the minimum number of times a student must achieve the selected grade in the "Logic Rule #" field to utilize the "Logic Rule" calculation option.

Fun Fact: The "Logic Rule" calculation method will apply the selected grade to the student's overall grade once the minimum number entered in the "Logic Rule #" is reached.

Step Five: Click the "Save" link to record the new cutoff or the "Cancel" link to discard your changes.

​Step Six: Continue adding grade cutoffs until all letter grades and percentages have been entered for the class with the lowest grade cutoff (typically a failing grade) set to zero.

Helpful Tip: Place a checkmark in the "Use Point Value Grade Scale" checkbox to utilize a non-percentage based scale, such as the Competency-Based Gradebook.

Step Seven (optional): Click the "Copy..." button to apply your newly created grade cutoffs to any of your other courses.

Helpful Tip: Place a checkmark in the "Select All" checkbox to copy your newly created grade cutoffs to all courses.

Step Eight: Select the courses you'd like your newly created grade cutoffs applied to. If you'd like to select multiple courses hold down the Ctrl key (Windows) / Command key (Mac).

Step Nine: Click the "OK" button to copy the grade cutoffs to the selected courses or click the "Close" button to cancel.