Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

Delete grade items or categories

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Note: To delete a grade item or category, you require the Manage Grades permission. Contact your administrator if this permission is not assigned to your role.

From your course navbar, click Grades.
On the Manage Grades page, click the More Actions button, and select Delete.

The More Actions menu showing the Delete option.

Select the check box for each grade item or category want to delete.

Click Delete.

Note: Important rules when deleting:

Deleting a grade category does not delete its grade items; they become standalone items.
You cannot delete a grade item if it is associated with a course object such as a quiz, discussion topic, or assignment. To delete the item, you must first remove its association.Click the Information icon beside the grade item to see where it is used. For more help, refer to the video Delete grade items with associations.
If you merge your course or delete your grade book, be aware that the grade book cannot be restored.

Video: Delete grade items with associations

Learn how to remove grade items with associations in your grade book.

Restore a deleted grade item

To restore a grade item requires the Manage Grades permission. Contact your administrator if this permission is not assigned to your role.

Navigate to Grades.
On the Manage Grades page, click More Actions > View Event Log.

Figure: Click View Event Log from the More Actions menu.

Beside the appropriate grade item select Restore.

Note:Formula and Calculated grade items cannot be restored.

You need the Manage Grades permission to restore grade items. Contact your administrator if you do not have this permission.