Enter Midterm and Final grades in Blackboard
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In the Ultra Gradebook, there is a built-in Overall Grade column. It functions as a total/calculated column, but users are unable to change the name of this column.
Instructors need to create a new column to import because UA’s process for importing grades to myBama depends on the name of the column.
For Midterm grades, the column needs to be named “Midterm”
For Final grades, the column needs to be named “Final”
Instructions
In your course, select Gradebook.
Hover your mouse between two columns, and select the plus sign. Then select Add Total Calculation.
Name the column Midterm or Final.
Under Select a grade schema, select Letter.
For Select a Calculation Type, select the appropriate calculation method for your course: Points or Weighted.
Select points if you use points only for calculating your overall grade.
Select weighted if you use percentages of categories to calculate the overall grade.
Assign points or percentage values to grading columns/categories. If using weights, ensure your percentages equal 100%.
Click Save when finished.
Column Formatting Information
The Primary Display must be Letter to import into myBama.
For midterm grades, the Midterm column MUST be named Midterm with an uppercase M and no spaces or dashes in order to pull the grades into myBama.
For final grades, the Final column MUST be named Final with an uppercase F and no spaces or dashes in order to pull the grades into myBama.
You are now ready to import your grades from Blackboard proceed to myBama by follow these steps: https://bama.atlassian.net/l/cp/iXkAPD1F
If these steps don't work, or if you have questions, please contact CIT for more troubleshooting.