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title: "Overall Grade in Ultra Course View"
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This article is intended for instructors looking to set up and manage the Overall Grade in their HuskyCT Ultra Course.
# **Video Instructions**
> Macro (iframe)
Creating the Overall Grade
1. Navigate to your Ultra Course in HuskyCT.
2. From the top navigation menu, click **Gradebook.**
3. If you have not yet created the Overall Grade column in your Gradebook, click the **Settings** icon in the top right corner of the Gradebook page.
4. From the side-menu that appears, scroll down and select **Set up overall grade**.
5. Select an Overall Grade calculation method: **Points, Weighted, **and **[Advanced](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26258800872)****. **
7. Once created, you will be able to click **Overall Grade** in the top right corner of your Gradebook to access the Overall Grade.
Setting up the Overall Grade Calculation
The Overall Grade page displays all course assessments (by category) available for overall grade calculation.
1. Categories are listed based on the number of assessment items in the category (highest number to lowest). The number of items is listed below the category name. To view which assessment items are included in a category, click the drop-down arrow.
2. For Weighted Calculations, input the % weight of a given category or assessment. Click the **lock** icon to lock the percentage value while you are adjusting the other percentages.
3. The total weight will be displayed below the assessments. **Please note:* if the total does not add up to **100%**, it’s not possible to save your progress.
4. To exclude a category or assessment from the overall calculation, click the **null** **icon**. When an item is excluded, the null** **icon will appear purple. Click the icon again to re-include it.
5. To move an assessment out of the category grouping so it can be given a separate percentage, click the **unlink** icon. This 'unlinking' does affect the category label and applies only to this calculation. (Click the unlink icon again to add it back into its category).
Calculation Rules for Categories
To drop grades or keep the highest grade from a category, follow the instructions found here: [Dropping Grades in Ultra Course View](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26057506882).
Display Settings
Under **Overall Grade Settings**, you can set how the Overall Grade will be displayed to students and set the visibility status.
### ** Grade Display**
From the drop-down menu, select your preferred Grade Display option:
1. **Points: ** Shows students how many points they’ve earned out of the total graded points. This option is most suitable for a Points calculation.
2. **Percentage: **Shows students their Overall percentage out of 100%.
3. **Complete/Incomplete:** Displays the Overall grade as a check mark or dash. Any numerical grade (0-100) is indicated by a check mark. The absence of a grade is indicated by a dash.
4. **HuskyCT Default Letter: **Displays the overall grade as a Letter, using the default percentage-letter scale. To view the percentage ranges used for each letter, or to adjust them, follow the instructions here: [Letter Grade Schemas](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26056687814)
### **Visibility Status**
To show or hide the Overall Grade column to students, toggle the check mark next to **Show to Students**.
> ℹ️ For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the** Educational Technology Office** at [edtech@uconn.edu](mailto:edtech@uconn.edu) or **(860) 486-5052 **