Edit Transcript Categories

Transcripts categories are used to organize credit distribution and courses on transcripts and grade reports.

Tip: For a tutorial on setting up grading at your school, see The Guide to Grading Setup.

  1. From the persona menu, select Academics.

  2. Select Grades and then choose Transcripts setup.

  3. Select Transcript categories.

  4. Select Edit.

  5. To create a new transcript category, select Add Transcript Category. To delete an unused category, select Delete.

  6. Enter the Sort Order , Transcript Category, and Abbreviation in each row as needed.

  7. 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 Transcripts.

Here are some important definitions to know during grading setup:

  • Grade Translations are grades (such as A, B, C, D, or F) and the criteria associated with them for use in GPA calculations.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Grade Plan Groups are used to link courses with Grade Plans. There are two types of Grade Plan Groups: Standard or Assessment.

  • Grade Calculations use students' grades to generate Grade Point Averages, academic performance awards, and class rankings.

  • Transcript Categories determine how courses are grouped together on a transcript.