Gradebook shows "Grade Category sums to X%, not 100%"
When setting up your gradebook and adding grade items, you may sometimes see the message below:
This can occur when using a weighted Gradebook if the grade items in a category do not add to 100:
1. Check the weight of all the categories in your gradebook, along with the weight of items not in a category
- Items in a category have their names indented.
- The total weight of all items within a category should add up to 100.
2. In the image below, Test #1 and Test #2 only add up to 50. This matches the message shown at the top of the page. "Tests" sums to 50%, not 100%. Verify the total weight of all items in the category is 100%.
- To solve this issue, change the weight of the tests so the their weights add up to 100.
- The weight of all categories and grade items must also add up to 100.
3. In the image below, the total weight is 110. Discussions have a weight of 20, Assignments have a weight of 50, and Tests have a weight of 40. This matches the message shown at the top of the page, "Final Calculated Grade sums to 110%, not 100%. Verify the total weight of all the top level categories and items in 100%.
- To fix this issue, remove 10 points from the weight of one of the Grade Categories (by editing the category) so that the total weight is 100. Note: Bonus items do not count towards the sum for a category.