Course Master Setup
Credit Recovery course codes will continue to be used. The Credit Recovery courses that have an available State course code must be scheduled with that code and the local extension “XR.” "XR" can be located in the 8th and 9th character or the 9th or 10th character of the course code. For example, use 10212X0XR or 10212X01XR for English I.
A new credit recovery course master can be created (by copying an existing course master), or the setup of the existing course master can be changed. If there are students already scheduled in the existing course/section, using a new course master will mean that new sections should be created and students moved into the new sections. Using the existing course master means that the updates to the setup of the course master will need to be pushed to any calendar using the course.
Create a New Course Master
If you want to change the setup for an existing Course Master for the course, please go back to the Change Existing Course Master section.
The instructions in this section will create a new course master with a new course code. The new course will need to be added to the school, sections will need to be created and students will need to be rostered into the sections.
Note that once you create one Credit Recovery Course Master and enter the setup, you can copy it to create other Credit Recovery Course Masters to save time. Ensure you are using the correct course codes.
Navigation: Menu > Grading & Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Information
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 and Grade Entry section.
Navigation: Menu > Grading & Standards > Course Masters > Categories
14. Navigate to the Categories tool for the Course Master.
15. Click Add.
16. 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.
