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# Term Grade

Term Grade stores student grades for a specific grading period.

- **[Sample Uses for Term Grade](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.k12_term_grades.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Term Grades are intended for tracking student grades. You can use them to mark grade milestones for a single Course Connection that spans multiple Terms, or multiple grade milestones for a single Term.
- **[Prerequisites](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.k12_term_grades.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Because Term Grades are used to capture a grade a student receives for a specific Course or Term, it's a good idea to have a Course Connection and Term already defined so you can associate the Term Grade with them. The fields aren't required to create a Term Grade, but having them in place is a good practice.
- **[Create Term Grade Records](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.k12_term_grades.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create term grade records from contacts, course offerings, or course connections in K-12 Architecture Kit.

## Sample Uses for Term Grade

Term Grades are intended for tracking student grades. You can use them to mark grade milestones for a single Course Connection that spans multiple Terms, or multiple grade milestones for a single Term.

You can track Term Grades using numerical, percentage, or letter values. Let's look at some possible uses for the Term Grade object.

- University—Specify the grade that a student receives for a Course they’re taking for a specific period of time. For example, create a Term Grade record for a midterm grade, another for a final grade, and, if needed, one for a corrected grade.
- K-12—Specify grades for a full-year Course. For example, if a student is enrolled in a Course that spans a full year, create one Term Grade record for Semester 1 grading period, and another for Semester 2 grading period. And create a Term Grade record for the final grade for the Course itself.
- Online institution—Track self-paced online courses with a series of eight-week Terms that have a Term Grade record associated with each.
    
    ![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-k12_architecture_kit-264-0-0-production-enus/aa53d0d1-adc5-4af6-adb8-c34704f68202/images/icon_tip.png)
    
    Tip When considering using Term Grade:
    
    - Don’t use Term Grades as a general gradebook for assignments, quizzes, and the like. Instead, use Term Grade records to track key grades for a given Term, like mid-term exams or final grades.
    - Create your own Type of Term Grade for any specific grading period within a Term.
    - Track the final grade a student receives for a specific Course Connection with the Grade field on a Course Connection instead of Term Grade.

## Prerequisites

Because Term Grades are used to capture a grade a student receives for a specific Course or Term, it's a good idea to have a Course Connection and Term already defined so you can associate the Term Grade with them. The fields aren't required to create a Term Grade, but having them in place is a good practice.

## Create Term Grade Records

Create term grade records from contacts, course offerings, or course connections in K-12 Architecture Kit.

Before you create a Term Grade record, create the record from which you want to track Term Grades. This will typically be a Contact, Course Offering, or Course Connection.

1. Enter Term Grade details. Don’t change the Contact or Course Connection names.
2. Click **Save**.