# How do I enable a grading scheme for a course?

You can enable an existing grading scheme as your course default grading scheme by editing your Course Settings. If you need to change your course grading scheme at any time, you can [view and manage grading schemes](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-and-manage-grading-schemes-in-a-course/ta-p/1188).

Course assignments use the course default grading scheme, or you can [select another grading scheme for an assignment](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-grading-scheme-to-an-assignment/ta-p/1066).

If you want to disable grading schemes for your entire course, you can deselect the grading scheme checkbox in Course Settings and your course will no longer be associated with a grading scheme. If you choose to use a grading scheme at a later time, you will have to re-enable a grading scheme.

**Notes**:

<div id="bkmrk-in-a-course-export%2C-"><div>- In a course export, the enabled course grading scheme is copied as the default grading scheme.
- Using an account-level grading scheme built by your institution links the scheme into your course—it does not import as a new scheme on the course level.

</div></div>## Open Settings

<div data-step-uuid="968EC86A-8275-42D9-8B7F-B00FD79BDCB4" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="968EC86A-8275-42D9-8B7F-B00FD79BDCB4"><div>![Open Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/824/090/original/e4536ebe-7ea3-4f0e-8f37-72b0c8cae6b6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Settings** link.

## Open Course Details

<div data-step-uuid="77f4821c-cc8c-466e-8797-52c3032ae692" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="77f4821c-cc8c-466e-8797-52c3032ae692"><div>![Open Course Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/176/139/original/838f73e1-12b3-4572-9166-ec879236ee07.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Course Details** tab.

## Enable Grading Scheme

<div data-step-uuid="F06954C0-B758-4618-9D37-0B0C64394031" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="F06954C0-B758-4618-9D37-0B0C64394031"><div>![Enable Grading Scheme](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/623/309/original/960c74ca-19f7-47af-ae79-a6a60a66caca.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Enable course grading scheme** checkbox.

## Set Grading Scheme

<div data-step-uuid="f7233714-543e-46e0-ae36-70398a111600" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="f7233714-543e-46e0-ae36-70398a111600"><div>![Set Grading Scheme](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/260/500/original/155fde9c-dbe2-4b92-a1cd-b5b2a75ae3cd.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To use a default grading scheme provided by your account, click the **Grading Scheme** drop-down menu \[1\] and select the grading scheme.

To [create a grading scheme](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-grading-scheme-in-a-course/ta-p/1054) for your course, click the **Add New Grading Scheme** button \[2\].

### View Grading Scheme

<div data-step-uuid="f7233714-543e-46e0-ae36-70398a111600" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="f7233714-543e-46e0-ae36-70398a111600"><div data-step-uuid="3E94D6E0-2F57-4497-B8A3-11184FC87ABC"><div>![View Grading Scheme](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/260/502/original/f6978dfa-3c2c-4141-8396-a78ef902ec92.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To view the grading scheme that you set, click the **View** button.

## Select Grading Scheme

<div data-step-uuid="10F46DB1-C389-4728-B8DC-830734CAFE35" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="10F46DB1-C389-4728-B8DC-830734CAFE35"><div>![Select Grading Scheme](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/260/504/original/a04404e2-50a0-4bad-b49a-7e3ef07b6f5e.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Canvas displays the Default Canvas Grading Scheme. If you want to select another grading scheme, click the **Grading Scheme** drop-down menu \[1\] and select a Course Level or Account Level grading scheme \[2\].

## Update Course Details

<div data-step-uuid="A8C228AB-9487-45DF-8723-BF2426E7F9E2" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="A8C228AB-9487-45DF-8723-BF2426E7F9E2"><div>![Update Course Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/790/886/original/6b6cd044-7d30-45c4-9433-04f318d1e2ae.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Update Course Details** button.

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