Steps to transfer manual grades in Blackboard Learn
Step 1
Go to Grade Center > Full Grade Center
Step 2
In Create Column Screen: Enter ASAPMidterm for midterm grades or ASAPFinal for final grades as the Column Name (no spaces and capitalization does not matter. Leave Grade Center Name blank).
Step 3
Set PrimaryDisplay to ‘Text’ and SecondaryDisplay to ‘None’, and PointsPossible to zero (0).
Step 4
Scroll to OPTIONS. Select No for Include this Column in Grade Center Calculations.
Step 5
Click Submit, and manually enter your grades in the ASAPMidterm or ASAPFinal column. Grades must be capitalized: A, A+, B, C-, etc.
Step 6
ONLY after you have letter grades finalized and are ready to transfer grades to ASAP, set the grade column as the ExternalGrade column. To do so, click the dropdown menu of the column title and choose Setas ExternalGrade. The grade center column will now have a green check in front of the column name. See the image below in the Summary
Important Notes
Grades only transfer once. After grades transfer, any changes in Blackboard will need to be made manually in ASAP.
If grades exist in ASAP, the grade transfer process will not overwrite grades in ASAP. Please ONLY set the column as External Column when the grades are finalized.
“F” and “I” grades do NOT automatically transfer from Blackboard Learn to ASAP. Enter them manually in ASAP.
Check ASAP at 8:00 am the day after you set the column as External Grade in Blackboard to verify grades and manually enter any Fs or Is.