Edit Transcript Categories
Transcripts categories are used to organize credit distribution and courses on transcripts and
Tip: For a tutorial on setting up grading at your school, see The Guide to Grading Setup.
Edit transcript categories
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From the persona menu, select Academics.
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Select Grades and then choose Transcripts setup.
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Select Transcript categories.
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Select Edit.
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To create a new transcript category, select Add Transcript Category. To delete an unused category, select Delete.
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Enter the Sort Order , Transcript Category, and Abbreviation in each row as needed.
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Select Save & Exit.
To attach the transcript category to the course, please follow the instructions located here.
For more information about transcript sort order, see Sort Order for Report Cards & Transcripts.
Grading terminology
Here are some important definitions to know during grading setup:
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Grade Translations are grades (such as A, B, C, D, or F) and the criteria associated with them for use in GPA calculations.
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Grade Categories determine how Grade Translations appear on report cards. They are linked to courses through Grade Plans. You should create a Grade Category for each Grade Translation table.
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Grade Plans are the periods during an academic year when grades are recorded. They are time-sensitive buckets that teachers drop grades into. Grade plans are added to Grade Plan Groups.
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Grade Plan Grades are what you allow teachers to record during a Grade Plan, whether they are comments or standard grades. If Grade Plans are buckets, then Grade Plan Grades are the contents of those buckets.
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Grade Plan Groups are used to link courses with Grade Plans. There are two types of Grade Plan Groups: Standard or Assessment.
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Grade Calculations use students' grades to generate Grade Point Averages, academic performance awards, and class rankings.
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Transcript Categories determine how courses are grouped together on a transcript.