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.

1. Go to the appropriate management area for the assessment:
• If it's an Assignment, go to Course Tools -> Assignments.
• If it's a Quiz, go to Course Tools -> Assignments.
• If it's a Discussion, go to Course Tools -> Assignments.
2. Click the drop-down arrow beside the name of the assessment and choose Edit (the exact label varies by the tool, but all contain the word Edit).
3. Near the left side of the screen, beside the total Points for the assessment, locate the field currently labelled In Grade Book. Change that value to Not in Grade Book.
4. Click Save and Close at the bottom left.

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.