Add extra credit to a Gradebook category

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Instructions

Open the Gradebook in your course to either the Gradable items or Grades view.
Select the plus sign where you would like to add the column.
Select Add Calculation, and a page will open to add your column and calculation details.
In the Calculation setup, name the column, select a grade schema, and choose if you would like this column to be visible to students.
1. It’s helpful to name the calculation column something like [CATEGORY] Total for easy identification.
Click Total in the panel of options on the left side of the screen, under Functions and Variables. This will add a total calculation item to the calculation.
list of functions and variables in the Calculation setup
A box that says TOTAL should appear in the space for the calculation.
Click the down arrow inside of the TOTAL box to expand the list of columns and categories you can choose from.
Total calculation item with a list of categories and columns
Select the checkbox next to the items you wish to include in the category, including the extra credit column(s). Categories will be listed first, then individual columns (under the Coursework heading), and finally any calculated columns in the course (under the Calculations heading).
1. If you’ve added all of the items to the same category, you can choose to select the category instead of selecting the columns.
When you finish selecting items to include in the total, click Save to save the column.
Next, you will set up the weighted total, making sure to assign the correct percentage weight to the [CATEGORY] Total column. Exclude from your weighted total calculation any items that are part of the [CATEGORY] Total column so that they are not counted twice.
1. For example, if you created a Tests Total column, you will need to exclude the individual tests and bonus points columns from being calculated in the weighted total because they are already included in the Tests Total column.