How can make an activity or grade item not count for a student?

You can leave a grade item blank for a student and it will not count in the overall score. However, if Talon inserts a zero automatically for a non-submission, or if you want to enable "Treat ungraded items as zero" at the end of the term, leaving it blank is not a good option. Instead, you can mark this activity or grade item exempt for the student or multiple students.

Exempting a Grade Item for One or More Students

1. Go to the Grades Tool on the navigation menu and click on Enter Grades (if it didn't take you there by default)
   
2. Find the grade item you wish to exempt one or more students from
   
3. Click the Action Menu dropdown arrow after the grade item column name and select "Enter Grades"
   
4. Select the student(s) you wish to Exempt
   
5. Click the Exempt link at the top of the list
   

Note: You can unexempt grade items in much the same way.

Multiple Exemptions for a Single Student

1. Click to Grades > Enter Grades 
   
2. Find the student in the list and click the Action Menu (down arrow icon) next to the student's name
   
3. From the Action Menu select "Bulk edit exemptions"
   
4. Select the checkbox in the Exempt column for the grade items to be exempted for the student
   
5. Save and Close to save these changes
   

Manage Exemptions from Tool Page (Assignment, Discussion, Quizzes)

1. From the Course Admin panel, chose the tool page used to create the activity
   
2. The tool list page will show all Assignment/Discussions/Quizzes created in the course
   
3. Click the Action Menu (down arrow icon) appearing after the title of the activity
   
4. Choose "Manage Exemptions" from the action menu options
   
5. Select the students who are exempt from the activity
   
6. Click the Exempt button
7. Click the Close button (X) in the upper right of the window

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