---
title: "Manually grade a course"
slug: "manually-grade-a-course"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
canonical: "totara.help/manually-grade-a-course"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manually grade a course

Sometimes grades can't be automatically calculated by Totara, or you may need to manually adjust borderline grades.

To manually set a grade, follow these steps:

1. Select the course.
2. Click **Turn editing on**.
3. Click **Grades** from the course administration menu.
4. The grader report displays, click the grade entry and adjust as required.
5. Click **Update**.

You can change the course total mark and the component marks remain unaltered.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_grading-completion-and-certificates.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A27%3A09Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A27%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T9XdQJg30yVyv%2Fck7rG316ILRRg4X0CHvqCzaSlwEtE%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Grading, completion, and certificates](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=646) in Totara Learn. Here you can learn more on how to use these tools, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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