Create a New Course Master
1. Search for the course master of the original state course code that you are making a Credit Recovery course. It is important to choose a course master that has a GPA Weight of 1 under Course Master Information, and has Grading Tasks attached under Grading Tasks.
Navigation: Menu > Grading & Standards > Course Masters > Copy Course Master
2. Once the appropriate Course Master is selected, click on the Copy Course Master tool.
3. Uncheck the boxes next to Standards, Categories, Grade Calc Options and Assessments.
4. Change Course Master Name and Course Master Number as appropriate.
5. Click Save.
6. Search the new course master that you just created.
Navigation: Menu > Grading & Standards > Course Masters > Grading Tasks
7. Navigate to the Grading Tasks tool. Ensure the new course code is displayed at the top of the screen.
8. Click on any of the following grading tasks and then click Delete (Do not delete the Final Grade grading task):
- Progress Grade
- Term Grade
- Semester Grade
- Exam Grade
Click OK to the popup message that appears.
9. Click on the Final Grade grading task and uncheck Post-only Grading Task. At this time, also verify the Score Group, Credit, Credit Type, and Term Mask fields are correct.
10. Click Save.
Navigation: Menu > Grading & Standards > Course Masters > Grade Calc Options
11. Navigate back to the Grade Calc Options tool for the Course Master.
12. For each Final Grade grading task, choose In Progress Grade in the Type dropdown, Numeric in the Grading Scale dropdown, and check Weight Categories.
13. Click Save.
If you choose to control the categories for the course from the Course Master, follow steps 14-17. Otherwise, skip to the Gradebook Setup section.
Navigation: Menu > Grading & Standards > Course Masters > Categories
14. Navigate to the Categories tool for the Course Master.
15. Delete any existing Categories.
16. Click Add.
17. Name each Category and give it a Weight, then click Save.
For example, if you would like standard percentages with intervals of 10% that describe the original content mastered and the credit recovery content mastered, create categories as shown.
*This is an example for illustrative purposes only; categories can be set up according to any PSU decision.
