Blackboard Grade Submission Tool Frequently Asked Questions

The steps are simple and may vary slightly depending upon how the Gradebook is used and whether grades are calculated automatically in Blackboard or tabulated manually. The steps to use the Grade Submission Tool include:

1. Customize the default letter schema in the Gradebook to match the grading scale for the course
2. Set up the Overall Grade column to calculate the final grade and ensure that it is displaying the letter grades
3. In the Details & Actions panel, click the Books & Tools link, then choose Grade Submission from the panel 
4. Follow the prompts to review and submit grades to MyNIU
5. Log in to MyNIU to confirm grades and complete posting

You cannot export grades from Blackboard until a grade roster exists for your course in MyNIU. Please check with the Office of Registration and Records to find out when a grade roster will be available for your course. 

Note that dynamic session courses will have grade rosters generated one business day after the class end date. For fall and spring semesters, this means your roster may not be available until the evening of the Monday after final exam week. Grades are typically due onthe Tuesday after final exam week, so you will have a narrow window Monday evening and Tuesday morning to submit your grades.

Change of grade requests should be submitted electronically via MyNIU for courses in the last three semesters. To access the change of grade form:

1. Log in to MyNIU
2. Click the My Forms tile
3. Click the Fill out a new form button
4. Select Change_of_Grade
5. Complete the form. Fields will become editable as you complete the form, in this order
   1. Term
   2. Student ID
   3. Class Nbr
   4. Corrected Grade
   5. Reason for Change
6. Save the form, then submit it

Grade change requests outside of the previous three semesters must use a PDF form and provide a rationale for the delay. The form is available from Registration and Records.