# How do I exclude an assignment from the course's final grades?

When creating an assignment, you can choose to not count assignments toward the final grade. This feature allows you to provide feedback for assignments without the assignment counting toward Gradebook calculations. By default, everyone in the course will have the grade excluded unless you specifically [assign course sections](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Colder-Storage/How-do-I-assign-an-assignment-to-a-course-section/td-p/251719), [assign individual students](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Colder-Storage/How-do-I-assign-an-assignment-to-an-individual-student/td-p/253736), or [assign course groups](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-assign-an-assignment-to-a-course-group/ta-p/633) to the assignment.

Assignments that are excluded from the final grade include a banner at the top of the assignment page and the assignment details page. The Gradebook and student Grades page also includes an icon showing the grade has been excluded.

**Notes:**

<div id="bkmrk-this-feature-is-only"><div>- This feature is only available in assignments; it does not apply to graded discussions or quizzes.
- Excluding an attendance assignment from the final grade should only be managed from the [Roll Call Attendance tool settings](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-Roll-Call-Attendance-tool-in-a-course/ta-p/1003).

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open Assignments

<div data-step-uuid="fa523029-a208-4b6d-b802-23115101a4ed" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="fa523029-a208-4b6d-b802-23115101a4ed"><div>![Open Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/742/870/original/f247d828-9e77-445d-8382-9b5f76beef60.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Assignments** link.

## Add Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="51925459-765c-445b-b300-7e72f598a97c" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="51925459-765c-445b-b300-7e72f598a97c"><div>![Add Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/255/617/original/58f04b6a-0a8b-43ba-91b8-acfc8de49f7d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Add Assignment** button.

## Add Assignment Details

<div data-step-uuid="80de349a-6c73-48ad-9508-7f9216942408" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="80de349a-6c73-48ad-9508-7f9216942408"><div>[![Add Assignment Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/237/651/medium/f4db48a6-c875-4354-8f77-3e087f9bc323.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/237/651/original/f4db48a6-c875-4354-8f77-3e087f9bc323.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Add [details to the assignment](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-or-edit-details-in-an-assignment/ta-p/971).

## Exclude Assignment from Final Grade

<div data-step-uuid="6974f3d2-2ecc-4d72-a47a-1254d35ecd29" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="6974f3d2-2ecc-4d72-a47a-1254d35ecd29"><div>![Exclude Assignment from Final Grade](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/752/189/original/a6cce128-5b90-4fe3-bdbc-3d65d3b1fb3d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Do not count this assignment toward the final grade** checkbox.

## Save Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="d7ea79eb-6c26-4a6d-a545-58a7b9178828" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="d7ea79eb-6c26-4a6d-a545-58a7b9178828"><div>![Save Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/752/197/original/82a22f22-5198-426f-8e35-d721e73a3517.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>If you want to notify users about any future assignment changes, click the **Notify users that this content has changed** checkbox \[1\]. Click the **Save** button \[2\].

**Note:** If your assignment has not yet been published, the assignment will show the **Save &amp; Publish** button. The Save button will create a draft of your assignment so you can publish it later.

## View Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="ce340d8c-d38a-42dc-944d-0f5157d099a2" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="ce340d8c-d38a-42dc-944d-0f5157d099a2"><div>![View Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/023/771/original/adc1549c-87d0-4904-8934-b0b5646c7fa2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View your assignment with the banner showing the assignment does not count toward the final grade.

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