Can I do it?

Yes! There are several ways to easily incorporate extra credit points into your Canvas gradebook. Give your students the opportunity to complete extra credit assignments or add bonus points to assignments and quizzes for a job well done!

This tip aligns with section 3 of the BTC Course Design Tool. Specifically, extra credit can help to “provide varied opportunities for students to demonstrate learning” and “allow flexibility as appropriate”.

How do I do it?

Add Extra Points to an Assignment

Use one or more of the following methods to add extra points to an assignment:

Manually enter extra points directly into the gradebook.
Use the Fudge Points field to add extra points to a quiz.
Manually add extra points in the Grade field in Speedgrader.
Add an Extra Credit criterion to an Assignment Rubric.
- Note: Make sure the rubric is worth more than the assignment!

Create an Extra Credit Assignment

Create a new assignment and enter 0 in the Points field.
Enter points in the SpeedGrader for each student that completes the assignment.

Additional Resources

Check out the following Canvas guides for more information (with screenshots!):

How do I give extra credit in a course? (includes instructions for using extra credit with assignment groups)
How do I adjust the point value for an entire quiz using fudge points in SpeedGrader?
Extra credit using weighted assignment groups (blog post)
How do I add a rubric to an assignment?