# Where's my course?

URL: https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/wheres-my-course
Tab: Grading & Reports
Category: Grading
Updated: 2026-10-09

A course that is missing from the Gradebook is not linked to that grade yet. Here is how to add it, and how grades are organized.

If a course is missing from a student's Gradebook, it is not linked to the grade you are looking at. The Gradebook shows one grade at a time, and a course only appears in the grade it has been added to. Lesson grades, progress and dates make no difference; the link is all that matters.

## Add the course to a grade

1. Open the student's **Gradebook** tab.
2. Click the grade name at the top left of the page and choose **Manage grades** at the bottom of the menu.
3. Expand **Unassigned courses**. Every enrolled course that is not in a grade yet is listed here with its lesson count.
4. Click **Add to grade** on the course and pick the grade it belongs to.

Close the dialog and the course is in the Gradebook, with any grades and hours it already has.

![Manage grades, with an unassigned course being added to a grade](https://opensky-public-images.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/supportimages/grades-reports/wheres-my-course-2.png)

If the course is not under **Unassigned courses**, check the other grade tabs in the same dialog. A course can only be in one grade, so a course sitting in the wrong one can be sent to the right one with **Move**. The **×** on a course sends it back to **Unassigned courses**.

![Manage grades, with an unassigned course being added to a grade](https://opensky-public-images.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/supportimages/grades-reports/wheres-my-course-1.png)

If the dialog says **Add a school year from the Calendar first**, the student has no grade yet. See [Understanding school years](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/creating-your-first-calendar).

## Why a course goes missing

- **It was added to a different grade.** New courses go into the student's most recently created grade automatically. If you set up next year's grade early and then added a course, it is probably sitting there. Switch grades from the picker at the top of the Gradebook, or move it.
- **It is a free-read book.** Book courses added for free reading are never put in a grade automatically. Add them from **Unassigned courses** if you want them on the record.
- **It was removed.** The **×** on a Gradebook row takes the course out of that grade but keeps its grades and lessons. Add it back from **Manage grades**.

## How grades are organized

A **school year** belongs to the household and sets the dates, teaching days and attendance goal. Each student is enrolled in the school year as a **grade**, named by their grade level, such as 9th Grade. Courses and activities are added to a grade, and the Gradebook, transcripts and portfolios read from it. Within a grade you can add **semesters** to split the courses into columns.

```
School year (household)
└── Grade (one per student, e.g. 9th Grade)
    ├── Semester (optional columns)
    │   └── Courses
    └── Tests & awards
```

Grade names and dates are edited from the **Calendar** page: click **Change year** in the top right, then **Edit years**. See [Understanding school years](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/creating-your-first-calendar) and [Adding a new school year](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/adding-a-new-school-year).

How a course is graded is set on the course itself, not on the grade. See [Grading styles](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/grading-styles) for the grading style, category weights, credits and course grade override.

Activities work differently from courses: they appear in the Gradebook when **Add to parent grading queue** is ticked on the activity. See the Activities section of [Gradebook](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/gradebook).

## Need more help?

Reach out any time at [support@openskyplanner.com](mailto:support@openskyplanner.com) and we will be happy to help.