Creating an Extra Credit Column in the Grade Center

You wants to create an extra credit column for your course.  But this column is to be used for an optional paper which can earn students up to 10 points. In order to be considered "extra credit," the column must be set up with a value of "0" points possible. Any points then added to the column will be added to the total column.
First, she will set up an Extra Credit category and then an Extra Credit column. Then she will include the new column in the Grade Center's Total column. Here's how:

• Go to Grade Center
• Mouse over the menu for Manage and choose Categories.

• On the Categories screen, click Create Category
  

• On the Create Categories screen, enter "Extra Credit" in the Name text box.

• Click Submit.
  
  

You have created a category named "Extra Credit." Now you will create the column.

• On the main grade center screen, click Create Column.

• On the Create Grade Column screen, enter a name such as "Extra Credit." You might add a note in the Description box how many extra credit points are available.

• Select Score for Primary Display. An additional option may be select from Secondary Display but this is optional and students will not see it.
• Select Extra Credit from the Category drop down box.
• Enter the score 0 in the blank field for Points Possible.

• In the Options section, select Yes for Include this Column in Grade Center calculations.
• Select Yes for Show this column to Students.
• Select No for Show Statistics (average and median) for this column to Students in My Grades.

• Click Submit.

The new column will appear in the Grade Center. It is automatically placed in the last position. If you want to adjust the position of this column (or any column), go to Manage and select Column Organization.)
10 extra credit points have been entered in the Extra Credit column. Notice the Total has automatically changed.