Instructors & GSIs Getting Started

Gradescope Help

Instructors and GSIs Get Started with Gradescope

Berkeley has a site license for access to Gradescope. All features and functionality are freely available to instructors.

To get started:

  1. Login to Gradescope using your CalNet ID to create your instructor account
  2. Add the Gradescope link to the course navigation in your bCourses site
  3. Click the new Gradescope menu item in bCourses to create Your Gradescope course (or link to a course you've already created)
  4. Sync your new Gradescope course roster to the bCourses roster
  5. Create a bCourses assignment to add a new item to the gradebook
    • Set submission type as "External Tool", then click "Find" and select "Gradescope". Set a point value, then Save (and publish)
    • The page will re-load with Gradescope embedded where you can create your Gradescope assignment
  6. Link your Gradescope assignment to the bCourses assignment/gradebook
  7. When you have completed grading in Gradescope, you can sync your scores to the bCourses gradebook and/or publish grades on Gradescope

You can find more information about how to use Gradescope in these support articles or video guides.