Importing Grades from Brightspace to SOLAR
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
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.
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.
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.