--- title: "Course: Points and Rewards" slug: "course-points-and-rewards-1" tags: ["points trackers"] updated: 2024-05-22T14:34:42Z published: 2024-05-22T14:34:42Z canonical: "support.smarteru.com/course-points-and-rewards-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.smarteru.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Course: Points and Rewards In order to use this feature, be sure to enable [**points and rewards**](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/account-settings#points-rewards) for your account. SmarterU's points and rewards feature enables you to provide incentive-based rewards to learners. When learners complete a course, they earn a number of points. When they reach a certain number of points, they can redeem those points for rewards. The Points & Rewards settings for the course enable you to associate the appropriate point tracker(s) to the course. When a point tracker is associated with a course, learners currently enrolled in the course and all learners enrolled in the course in the future will earn points. Learners who completed the course before the point tracker was associated with the course will not earn points unless they re-enroll in the course. These course settings are located in the Points & Rewards accordion of the Course Information workscreen. ![Points and Rewards](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-vsmwwkoy.png) If [licensing is enabled for your account](/v1/docs/account-settings#enable-licensing), the grid in the Points and Rewards section will include additional columns for displaying the licensing information associated with the point tracker. ![Licensing Columns](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-l3xi9jwy.png) You can allow learners to view the number of points they've earned and their ranking by adding a [leaderboard page](/v1/docs/leaderboard) to their [dashboard set](/v1/docs/page-main#type). ## Assigning a Point Tracker to the Course When a point tracker is associated with a course, learners currently enrolled in the course and all learners enrolled in the course in the future will earn points. Learners who completed the course before the point tracker was associated with the course will not earn points unless they re-enroll in the course. To assign a point tracker to the course: 1. Edit the [online](/v1/docs/editing-an-online-course), [SCORM](/v1/docs/editing-a-scorm-course), or [instructor-led](/v1/docs/editing-an-instructor-led-course) course. 2. Expand the Points & Rewards accordion. 3. Click **Point Tracker**. ![Add Point Tracker Button](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-a7suyglh.png) The Point Tracker list displays. ![Select Point Tracker](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-u4dsi8br.png) 1. Select the [point tracker](/v1/docs/adding-a-point-tracker) that you would like to associate with the course. 2. Click **Save**. If you selected a point tracker that's associated with a license, specify the [license-specific settings](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#licensespecific-settings). ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-tpb9vyek.png) If you selected a point tracker that isn't associated with a license, the Points window displays. ![Points](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-n278e8lh.png) 1. If you selected a point tracker that isn't associated with a license, select one of the following types: - Grade-based - Learners earn points based on their final grade. You will need to specify the other [grade-based points settings](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#gradebased-point-tracker-settings). - Time-based - Learners earn points based on how long it took them to complete the course. You will need to specify the other [time-based points settings](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#timebased-point-tracker-settings). 2. Click **Save**. Licensing point trackers and grade/time-based trackers are mutually exclusive. ## License-Specific Settings In order to use this feature, be sure to enable [licensing](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/account-settings#enable-licensing) for your account.Be sure to click **Save** after changing these settings. ### **Points** Enter the number of points learners will earn. The number may be a decimal value (e.g., 1.5, 5.75). For courses that are graded, the learner must pass the course to earn points. If the course is not graded or if the course is assigned a letter grade, learners will earn points when they complete the course. ### License Category This setting is only available when the [Licensing feature](/v1/docs/licensing) is enabled for the account. Select the [licensing category](/v1/docs/licensing-categories) to associate with the selected point tracker. ### Reference ID This setting is only available when the [Licensing feature](/v1/docs/licensing) is enabled for the account. Enter the reference number for the license. ## Grade-Based Point Tracker Settings If your point tracker awards points to learners based on their final grade, you will need to specify the following settings. **![Grade Based](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-xwszj2ie.png)** Be sure to click **Save** after specifying these settings. ### Subtype Select one of the following: - Pass/Fail - Learners earn points based on whether they pass or fail the course. For example, learners who pass the course earn 10 points, while learners who fail the course only earn 1 point. - Percentage - Learners earn points based on their grade percentage. For example, learners whose final course grade is 79-89% earn 5 points, learners whose grade is 90-100% earn 10 points. ### Pass Amount This setting is only applicable when the [**Subtype** setting](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#subtype) is *Pass/Fail*. Enter the number of points learners earn if they pass the course. You only need to specify a Pass Amount or a Fail Amount; you do not need to specify both. ### Fail Amount This setting is only applicable when the [**Subtype** setting](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#subtype) is *Pass/Fail*. Enter the number of points learners earn if they fail the course. You only need to specify a Pass Amount or a Fail Amount; you do not need to specify both. ### Grade Range This setting is only applicable when the [**Subtype** setting](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#subtype) is *Percentage*. Enter the grade range that results in the learner earning the number of points specified in the Amount field. ### Amount This setting is only applicable when the [**Subtype** setting](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#subtype) is *Percentage*. Enter the number of points learners earn if their grade is within the corresponding Grade Range. ## Time-Based Point Tracker Settings If your point tracker awards points to learners based on their completion time, you will need to specify the following settings. ![Time Based](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-5hs1z71w.png) Be sure to click **Save** after specifying these settings. ### Subtype Select one of the following: - Amount - Learners earn points if they complete the course within the specified number of days. - Percentage - Learners earn a percentage of the grade-based points if they complete the course within the specified number of days. For example, you might want to award learners 50% of the grade-based points if they complete the course within 7 days. ### Days The number of days that will be used to calculate the number of points the learner earns. ### Time Calculation Select which date will be used to calculate the length of time it took the learner to complete the course: - Enrolled Date - The length of time is calculated using the learner's course enrollment date. - Start Date - The length of time is calculated using the learner's course start date. ### Amount If the [**Subtype** setting](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#subtype) is *Amount*, enter the number of points the learner earns if they complete the course within the specified number of days. If the [**Subtype** setting](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#subtype) is *Percentage*, enter the percentage of the [grade-based points](/v1/docs/course-points-and-rewards#gradebased-point-tracker-settings) the learner earns if they complete the course within the specified number of days. ## Editing a Course's Point Tracker To edit a point tracker's points, category, or enter a reference ID: 1. Edit the [online](/v1/docs/editing-an-online-course), [SCORM](/v1/docs/editing-a-scorm-course), or [instructor-led](/v1/docs/editing-an-instructor-led-course) course. 2. Expand the Points & Rewards accordion. 3. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-plseun6z.png) beside the point tracker. 4. Edit the point tracker as needed. 5. Click **Save**. ## Removing a Point Tracker from a Course To remove a point tracker from a course: 1. Edit the [online](/v1/docs/editing-an-online-course), [SCORM](/v1/docs/editing-a-scorm-course), or [instructor-led](/v1/docs/editing-an-instructor-led-course) course. 2. Expand the Points & Rewards accordion. 3. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/course-points-and-rewards-image-s8fci5lx.jpg) beside the point tracker. 4. Click **Save**. ## Related - [Adding a SCORM Course](/adding-a-scorm-course.md) - [Adding an Instructor-led Course](/adding-an-instructor-led-course.md) - [Adding an Online Course](/adding-an-online-course.md) - [Editing a SCORM Course](/editing-a-scorm-course.md) - [Editing an Instructor-led Course](/editing-an-instructor-led-course.md) - [Editing an Online Course](/editing-an-online-course.md) - [Learner Interface: Leaderboard ](/leaderboard.md) - [Points and Rewards](/points-and-rewards.md) - [Settings: Instructor-led Courses](/settings-instructor-led-course.md) - [Settings: Online Courses](/online-course-settings.md) - [Settings: SCORM Course](/settings-scorm-course.md)