Adding a Missing and Late Submission Policy

The missing and late policy lets you automatically apply a grade for all missing and late submission in the Gradebook. Only submissions with a status of Missing or Late are affected by those submission policies, which need to be set per course.

  • In course navigation, click Grades.
  • On the right hand side, click the gear Settings button.

Grades setting buttons showing Import, Export, and setting gear.

  • A tab will pop up, it’s automatically on the Late and Missing Policy settings.
  • For Missing Assignments: You’ll click that Checkbox that says Automatically Apply grade for Missing Submissions.
    • Then you enter in the percentage of deduction you want to apply.

Gradebook settings showing the missing policy.

  • For Late Assignments: You’ll again click the checkbox that says Automatically Apply Deduction to Late Submission.
    • You enter in how much percentage of deduction will apply and how often (Day or Hour).
    • Then you’ll enter the Lowest Possible Grade percentage. 

Gradebook setting showing late submission policy.

  • Click Apply Settings.

 

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