Body
Objective
Learn how to exclude an assignment from the final course grade in Canvas
Audience
Environment
Canvas
Procedure
View the table below to see your options for excluding an assignment from the final course grade.
| Type of Assignment |
Gradebook column (Instructor) |
Syllabus page (Students) |
Assignments page (Students) |
To Do lists (Students) |
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Worth 0 points with Display Grade as set to points
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Yes, and any score other than 0 would essentially count as extra credit towards the student's final grade. Comments can be added
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Yes
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Yes, with points listed as-/0 pts
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No, unless Submission Type is set to Online, in which case it will.
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Worth 0 points with Display Grade as set to Not Graded
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No; therefore, no comments were easily seen since they will not be listed in the student's view of Grades, either. (Interestingly, the assignment is still accessible via the SpeedGrader on the Assignments page, so a Comment could conceivably be left that is sent to the student's Inbox IF the student looks under the "Submission Comments" drop-down menu. This is not recommended, however!)
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Yes
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Yes, with nothing listed in the points column.
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No, in all circumstances. (No submission is possible with a Not Graded assignment.)
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Worth xx points with Display Grade as set to points, but with a checkbox for Do not count this assignment towards the final grade enabled
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Yes, but any score entered would not count. The student will see any point value but with a "warning" icon next to it. When clicked, the icon indicates the assignment is not counted towards the final grade. Any comments left by the instructor CAN be viewed.
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Yes
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Yes, and if points were given, it would be listed at full value: -/15 pts, for example. Students must click on the assignment to see the message that it is not counted towards the final grade.
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No, unless Submission Type is set to Online, in which case it will.
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