If you wish to delete a Grade Item from your course, and that Grade Item is not connected to any assessment objects in the course, the process is fairly quick:

1. Go to Course Tools -> Grades.
2. Go to the Manage Grades tab.
3. At the top of the screen, click More Actions -> Delete.
4. Check the boxes beside any grade items you want to delete. If the grade item you wish to delete can't be selected, see the next section of this guide.
5. Click Delete at the bottom of the screen.

Deleting Connected Grade Items

If the system won't let you check the box beside a Grade Item, that is likely because that Item is connected to an assessment object in your course (usually a Quiz, an Assignment folder, or a Discussion Topic). The system won't let you delete connected Grade Items, so you'll first need to edit the assessment object and disconnect it from the Grade Item.

Disconnecting a Quiz:

1. Go to Course Tools -> Quizzes
2. Click the drop-down arrow beside the quiz and choose Edit
3. Open the Assessment tab
4. Set Grade Item to None
5. Click Save and Close

Disconnecting a Discussion Topic

1. Go to Course Tools -> Discussions
2. Click the drop-down arrow beside the discussion topic's title and choose Edit Topic
3. Open the Assessment tab
4. Set Grade Item to "--Choose a grade item--"
5. Click Save and Close

Disconnecting an Assignment Submission Folder

1. Go to Course Tools -> Assignments
2. Click the drop-down arrow beside the folder and choose Edit Assignment
3. Locate the field currently labelled In Grade Book and change that value to either Not in Grade Book or Reset to Ungraded
4. Click Save and Close

Once you've disconnected the assessment object from the grade item, it should become selectable in the Course Tools -> Grades -> Manage Grades -> More Actions -> Delete menu.