Using the Gradebook can help you and your students stay on track with course due dates and performance tracking. With the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook, faculty have more options for monitoring student progress, posting grades, and searching for specific assessments or students. View the information on this page to learn more about the grade center features.

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In Ultra Course View, you can access the grade center in a List or Grid view. You will have unique functionality depending which view you are in. Continue reading to learn more.

List View

1. Open the Gradebook tab
2. Select List View

Gradable Items v Students

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Grid View is a more traditional view of the Gradebook.

1. Open the Gradebook tab
2. Select Grid View

Filtered Views (by student, group, assessment, or child course for merged courses)

1. Select Filter to open the Filter Criteria panel.
2. Select the criteria you want to filter your view by:
   1. Merged Courses - If your courses have been merged, select the child course ID to view students from the child course only.
   2. Students
   3. Groups
   4. Gradable Items
   5. Categories

Download/Upload the Gradebook

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Exceptions and Exemptions

You can add exceptions for individual students to allow access on to the assessment on a date or time that differs from the rest of class, add an additional attempt, or exempt them from the assignment entirely.

1. Go to Gradebook and select the assessment a student needs an exception in.
2. Locate the student and select the three dots at the end of their row. Next, select Add or edit exceptions or Add or Edit Exemptions.
3. A panel should open up. On this panel, you are able to adjust the due date for the student. You can also provide them an alternate window in which to write the assessment and/or extra
   attempts.
4. Select Save. After an exception is added, an icon appears next to the student’s name.

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