---
title: "Change the grade aggregation method"
slug: "change-the-grade-aggregation-method"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
canonical: "totara.help/change-the-grade-aggregation-method"
---

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

# Change the grade aggregation method

To change the [grade aggregation method](/totara-20/docs/grade-aggregation-methods) for a course you will need to follow these steps:

1. From the course page go to *Course administration* *> Gradebook setup*.
2. Then, alongside the category for which you would like to change the aggregation method, click **Edit** in the **Action** column.
3. Click **Edit settings**.
4. Find the **Aggregation** setting and change it using the dropdown list. Select from a number of different [aggregation methods](/totara-20/docs/grade-aggregation-methods).
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click **Save changes**.

If you haven't set up categories then all grades will be within the default course grade category (this is the top option), which will show a folder icon and the name of the course.

![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=2026-11-03T22%3A47%3A24Z&se=2026-11-03T23%3A47%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=2mUxNkzlqPdk6RK3HRgeU%2FCKRJjUdtxFh8QU0chzUZQ%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.

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