You may want to drop the lowest grade for learners to increase their overall final grade for the course.
To drop the lowest grade
- On your course homepage, navigate to Grades.
- Click the Actions drop-down menu beside a learner's name and click Bulk edit exemptions.
![The Bulk edit exemptions option in the Actions drop-down menu in the Grades tool.](https://us.v-cdn.net/6036482/uploads/Z67FYE0K82Z7/grades-bulk-edit-exemptions.png)
Figure: The Bulk edit exemptions option in the Actions drop-down menu in the Grades tool.
- On the Edit Grade Exemptions page, for the column that says Exempt, click the checkbox for the graded assessment whose grade you want to drop.
Note: You can exempt or drop more than one grade item.
![The Edit Grade Exemptions page showing the Exempt column with a marked checkbox](https://us.v-cdn.net/6036482/uploads/OKZCSAP20DIR/grades-edit-grade-exemptions.png)
Figure: The Edit Grade Exemptions page showing the Exempt column.
- Click Save and Close.
In the grade item's column for that student, the assessment is noted as Exempt and the grade for the assessment is dropped.
![The Grades tool showing the Exempt status for a grade item.](https://us.v-cdn.net/6036482/uploads/KG9IFI8AHGP6/grades-grade-item-exempt.png)
Figure: The Grades tool showing the Exempt status for a grade item.