Lindenwood University Grading Guide
This guide is designed to give you comprehensive information on:
- Grading in Canvas
- The University grading system guidelines
- The Canvas grade pull
- The Change grade process.
The Guide includes important information to keep in mind while grading your assignments in canvas, preparing for mid-terms and preparing for finals. If you have grading questions please contact your Dean or Academic Services at 636-949-4954. If you have Canvas related questions contact lindenwoodonline@lindenwood.edu.
Publication of Courses
Courses will be auto-published 2 weeks prior to the term.
Setting up your Grade Book in Canvas
Using and maintaining an active grade book in Canvas is Minimum Use Requirement. When you create an assignment in Canvas it also creates a column for that assignment in the Grades.
View Grading in Canvas Guide for more information.
Grading Schemes
Your course has already been set up with the default grading scheme settings set by the university.
- Grade schemes that assign plus and minus grades, the plus or minus will be dropped and converted to a standard letter grade (i.e. and A+ or A- will become an A)
- Pass/Fail should be shown by the grading scheme. ( 100-70% is P & 70% and below is a F)
- If you have a specific grading scheme, make sure to include all possible grades ( 0%- 100%)
Note: Graduate grading scheme does not permit a grade of D. Any grades of D assigned in a graduate level course will receive an F.
Assigning Extra Credit
Muting an Assignment
Dropping Lowest Grade(s)
Grading System Lindenwood University operates under the 4.0 grading system. The grade point average is computed by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of semester hours attempted. An A carries four quality points; thus, a course worth three semester hours in which a student earned an A would merit a total of 12 quality points. A grade of B carries three quality points; a grade of C carries two quality points, and a grade of D carries one quality point. A grade of F or AF (attendance failure) carries no quality points and no credit. Only grades earned at Lindenwood are used in computing the GPA.
A grade of A represents work of outstanding quality; it indicates that the student has shown initiative, skill, and thoroughness and has displayed originality in thinking. A grade of B is awarded for work of high quality, well above average. The grade of C indicates average work and satisfactory completion of course requirements. The grade of D indicates minimally satisfactory completion of course requirements. A grade of F or AF indicates unsatisfactory coursework, and no credit is given.
Note: Honors courses will indicate in the course title that the student completed the course for honors credit.
Assigning Special Grades in Canvas
Assigning an Attendance Grade
Assigning an Attendance Grade with Weighted Grades
Preparing for Grade Pulls
- The grade present in the Total Column for all grade types (4-week, midterm, and final) will be transferred from Canvas to Cams.
- For final grades, all ungraded assignments will be assumed to be intentionally waived
- If you want an assignment counted towards a student's grade, a minimum grade of "0" must be entered in the column.
- Grade schemes that assign plus and minus grades, the plus or minus will be dropped and converted to a standard letter grade (i.e. and A+ or A- will become an A)
Note: Graduate grading scheme does not permit a grade of D. Any grades of D assigned in graduate level course will receive an F
Note: Using the option 'treat all ungraded as 0' does not assign a 0 grade, this is only a preview of if the assignment was entered as a 0.
Grade Pull Schedule
- All grades will be transferred at 8 am the day after grades are due. Allow approximately two hours for the transfer to complete and grade point averages to be recalculated.
Access After Semester Ends
- Classes are active for 2 weeks after the term end date
Grade Change Process
Instructors initiate the grade change process by completing the Change of Grade form. The form will also need to be approved by the School Dean of the course and the Registrar/Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs/Associate Provost.
Examples of grade changes are calculation errors or changing an incomplete grade to the new final grade. Requests for grade changes are due no later than the last day of the subsequent term in which the grade was earned.