Grade Center -- Exempting a Grade
Introduction
When you exempt a grade in Bb Learn, that grade does not count for or against the student.You can exempt a grade for any graded assignment, test, quiz, or activity, or for any cell in any column that lets you enter a grade in Bb Learn's "Full Grade Center."
You can exempt a grade before or after entering a number or letter for that grade as well.
Exempting a Grade
Here's how to exempt a grade in Bb Learn.- In your Bb Learn course, click to expand "Grade Center" in the left navigation panel.
- Click "Full Grade Center."
- In the grading table, hover your mouse pointer over the cell whose grade you want to exempt.
(a) And click the circled down arrow that appears in that cell.
- Click "Exempt Grade."
- A striped grady circle will now appear in the cell, indicating that the grade for that assignment for that student is exempted.

Removing an Exempted Grade
Here is how to remove the exemption for a grade.- In your Bb Learn course, click to expand "Grade Center" in the left navigation panel.
- Click "Full Grade Center."
- In the grading table, hover your mouse pointer over the cell with an exempted grade (striped gray circle).
(a) And click the circled down arrow that appears in that cell. - Click "Clear Exemption."
- The striped gray circle will no longer appear in the cell.
(a) Meaning that that grade is no longer exempt.
(b) But be sure to enter a 0 or higher grade in that cell, to make sure it counts in total or other column calculations.