Set default automatic zeros to off in the gradebook for new courses - 3900.108

Blackboard Learn SaaS  
Ultra Course View  
Impact: Instructors, Students
Updated Topic: Ultra Gradebook

The Assign Automatic Zeros for Past Due Work option is now turned off by default for newly-created Ultra courses. Existing courses are unaffected. Changing the default setting to off prevents students from automatically receiving zeros for past due assignments. Instructors can turn on automatic zeros for late submissions in the Gradebook Settings panel.

Administrators 

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: Turned on by default. 

Configuration: None needed.

Return to January 2025 – 3900.108.0 Release description