Go to Gradebook.
![Select Gradebook from your site's Tool Menu](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/963/089/original/c576944d-ca2c-4bab-bb38-78c67252d914.png)
In the target Sakai site, select the Gradebook tool from the Tool Menu.
Select the down arrow within the cell for the student's grade and choose Excuse/Include Grade.
![Select the down arrow](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/947/081/original/f5a70b4e-3086-4f6d-8099-c923e04474be.png)
For the Gradebook item that you want to excuse:
- Select the down arrow within the cell for the student's grade.
- Then, choose Excuse/Include Grade.
The individual grade will be excluded from course grade calculations.
![The individual grade will be excluded](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/947/083/original/20c8992a-4aa2-492b-b22e-40abdcae257f.png)
Note: The excluded grade cell will show a calculator icon with a diagonal line through it and the score itself will be in strike-through font, indicating that it has been excluded.