Instructor Help

When students withdraw from a course through Banner/MyInfo, they are not removed from the course in Canvas. Instead, their status is changed to Inactive.

Inactive students will still appear in your Canvas class list, but they no longer have access to the course or its content. This status allows instructors to view student participation, report the last date of attendance, and access any grades as needed.

Enable the Final Grade Override

1. Go to Grades
   1. In your course navigation, click Grades
2. Open Settings
   1. Click the Settings (gear) icon in the top right-hand corner 
3. Enable Override
   1. Open the Advanced tab
   2. Check Allow Final Grade Override
4. Apply to Gradebook
   1. Click Apply Settings
   2. A new Override column will appear at the far right of the Gradebook for you to enter the new grade.

Enter the Override (single student)

1.  Navigate to Column
   1. Scroll to the Override column at the far right of your gradebook
2. Enter Grade
   1. Click the cell for the particular student and type in the adjusted grade. 
3. Finalize Grade
   1. Press Enter, and the student will now see the overridden final grade for the Total on their grades page. 

Key Points

• The Override column is only visible to instructors 

• Students cannot see who has an override and who doesn’t — each sees only their own final grade 

• Overrides do not affect the calculated total; they hide it
• If you remove an override, the student’s grade reverts to the calculated total 

Posting Grades

• Grades → Settings (gear) → Grade Posting Policy
• Automatic: students see grades as soon as the instructor enters them.
• Manual: grades stay hidden until you Post Grades.
• Can also set per assignment (column header → Grade Posting Policy).

Zeros for Missing Work

• Grades → Settings (gear) → Late Policies
• Check Automatically apply grade for missing submissions → enter 0%.
• Leave it unchecked if you want blanks (no score entered).

Note: Blanks are ignored in Canvas grade totals until the instructor enters a score (like 0).

1. Go to Quizzes in your course and open the quiz (make sure it’s Published).
2. Click the Moderate tab and locate the student.
3. Click the Edit (pencil) icon to the right of the student’s name to add accommodations such as extra time, additional attempts, or reopening attempts.
4. To apply accommodations to all quizzes in the course for that student, click on the student’s name in the Moderate tab and add needed adjustments.