Weighted Grades and Assignment Exceptions

Instructors can weight final grades through the use of assignment groups. After creating assignment groups and organizing all graded items into their appropriate group, instructors can then assign a weight to each group (not the assignments themselves).

If one assignment is worth a certain percentage of a grade (e.g. class participation or a final exam), instructors should create a group for just that one assignment. 

• How do I add an assignment group in a course? Links to an external site.
• How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups? Links to an external site.  
  
  

Assignment Rules & Exceptions (e.g. dropping low scores)

Canvas allows instructors to create exceptions for dropping scores. These exceptions include dropping either high or low scores, and also allow instructors to create exceptions to their rules (e.g. "Drop the lowest quiz score except Quiz #10.)

Rules and exceptions require the use of assignment groups in most cases.

How do I create rules for an assignment group? Links to an external site.