Understanding Your Grades in Canvas

Overall Grades
Important: The overall grade for a course in Canvas may not indicate your current grade for that course. It only includes the scores for assignments completed in Canvas. Sometimes, not all assignments are completed in Canvas. Also, your instructor may leave feedback for an assignment in addition to your grade. It is important that you do not miss this feedback.

Once you have entered into a course you are taking, click the Grades link on the left side in the course navigation.

What you can view in assignmnents
You can view the following information about your assignments: [1] Assignment name • [2] Assignment due date • [3] Score you earned • [4] Total point value • [5] Icons for assignment details • [6] Assignment type indicator

You may also see an icon in the score column indicating the type of assignment you submitted. Once your instructor has graded your assignment, the icon will be replaced by your score.

Canvas grades screen showing assignment list with columns for assignment names, due dates, scores, and point values.

Canvas Grades interface showing assignment details and scoring information

You can view the scoring details for an assignment by clicking on the Check Mark icon. If there are comments on the assignment, a Speech Bubble icon will appear next to the check mark. There could also be a Rubric icon indicating the assignment has a rubric attached to it.

Additional Resources and Tutorials

Helpful links
Guide: How will I know when my instructor has graded my assignment?

Guide: View the scores on your assignments completed in Canvas

Guide: What do the icons on the Grades page represent?

Guide: How do I view Rubric results for an assignment?

Guide: How do I view assignment comments from my instructor?

Guide: How do I view assignment feedback comments from my instructor using Crocodoc annotations?

Video: Grades Overview for Students