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COURSEGRADECREDITSPOINTS
12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
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CUMULATIVE GPA
4.00on 4.0
3.8–4.0 unweighted band: excellent.
Unweighted4.00
Weighted4.00
Credits counted12
Quality points48.0
TARGET PLANNER
Saved only in this browser. Pass, withdrawn and incomplete courses carry no grade points and are left out of the GPA.Reach with more credits
Average 3.10 neededThat's roughly B-or-better grades across your next 15 credits.HOW GPA IS CALCULATED
A credit-weighted average, in three steps
1Convert each letter grade to grade points: A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0, with plus and minus steps of 0.3.
2Multiply each course's points by its credit hours to get its quality points.
3Add all quality points and divide by the total credits.
GPA = Σ(grade points × credits) ÷ Σ credits
Credits are weights, so an A in a 4-credit course moves your average four times as far as an A in a 1-credit course. Weighted GPA adds a bonus first: +0.5 for Honors, +1.0 for AP or IB, which is how an A can count as 5.0.
GRADETYPICAL %POINTS
A+97–1004.0
A93–964.0
A-90–923.7
B+87–893.3
B83–863.0
B-80–822.7
C+77–792.3
C73–762.0
C-70–721.7
D+67–691.3
D63–661.0
F0–590.0
Highlighted rows are grades in your list. Percentage cutoffs vary by school; A+ is capped at 4.0 here.
THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE
Don't average your semester GPAs
A term with more credits has to count for more. Total the quality points, total the credits, divide once at the end. Move the sliders to see the gap that opens up.
Fall
Spring
Simple average (wrong)3.40
Credit-weighted (right)3.36
WHAT IS A GOOD GPA?
Rough bands on the unweighted 4.0 scale
Below 2.0At risk
2.0–2.99Passing
3.0–3.49Solid
3.5–3.79Very good
3.8–4.0Excellent
Your band is outlined above. The number matters less than what sits behind it: admissions officers weigh course rigor, and many colleges throw out your GPA and recalculate it from core academic courses using their own grade values.
Ignoring creditsA 1-credit A barely moves your GPA; a 4-credit grade moves it a lot. Enter real credit values.
Mixing scalesA weighted 4.3 and an unweighted 3.9 aren't comparable. Check which scale a number is on.
Assuming one standardCutoffs, plus/minus values and weighting differ between schools, and colleges often recalculate.
Counting pass/failPass/fail courses usually earn credit but no grade points; withdrawals normally don't affect GPA.
Expecting late swingsAs credits pile up, each new term moves your cumulative GPA less. Early terms matter more.
MORE GPA TOOLS
College GPA calculator →Cumulative and semester GPA for university coursework.High school GPA calculator →Unweighted and weighted with Honors, AP and IB.Weighted GPA calculator →How Honors, AP and IB push GPA above 4.0.GPA to percentage →Convert a GPA to an approximate percentage and back.Grade calculator →Your grade in one class from weighted assignments.