Importing Grades from Brightspace to SOLAR

This Information is Intended for: Instructors
Created: 12/04/2023 Last Updated: 07/05/2024

If you are using Brightspace Calculated or Adjusted Final Grade and have set up your Grading Scheme so letter grades appear, consider trying our new Import Grades tool in SOLAR

  • The ability to import grades from the Calculated or Adjusted Final Grade Column in Brightspace is available ONLY for instructors who are:

    • Not using "merged courses"

    • Are displaying CALCULATED FINAL or ADJUSTED FINAL grades as letter grades via Brightspace Grading Scheme

    • Every student has a grade

*Please note! Students who have "I" or other grades that cannot be calculated based on percentage will need to be modified once in SOLAR.

Interested in trying the import tool? Please check out this article to make sure your gradebook is ready before starting.

We are collecting feedback on this new tool, please provide feedback here.

Importing From Solar:

Click the Import Grades option in SOLAR

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Image of import grades button in Solar
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Image of a button that says success, informing you that the grades imported successfully

 

Troubleshooting

If you receive an error message which prevents you from importing the grades into Solar, please check for the following:

Have you made the Grade Scheme Symbol visible to students? 

If the letter grade in the final grade column is not visible to students, then you will not be able to complete the import. This can be enabled by going into the grade settings, selecting Org Unit Display Options, and selecting the checkbox under Student View Display Options that says Grade scheme symbol.

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Image of the grade scheme symbol option enabled for student display options
 
Has the final grade been released to ALL students in Brightspace?

Make sure to double check your final grade column (either final calculated, or final adjusted depending on your settings). Are there any students who cannot see their final grade? This is evident by an icon of an eyeball with a slash through it. If you see this next to a student's score, it means the grade was not released to the student. In order for the import to work, ALL final grades need to be released.

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Image of the final grade column. In the column, all final grades have been released except one.

 

Are you using valid grade symbols?

Your grade symbol must be an accurate symbol used in SOLAR in order to import. For example, an A+ is not a valid grade that can be entered into SOLAR, so if you provided your student with an A+ in your scheme, you will receive an error message. 

Please review the accurate symbols that can be used in SOLAR by clicking this link. If you notice that your symbols do not match, you must change the symbol in your grade scheme. 

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