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Add up to fifteen courses with decimal credits, plus pass and withdrawal entries that remain visible but are excluded from GPA.
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GPA Calculator
Calculate a credit-weighted semester GPA, project your cumulative GPA, and see the future average needed to reach a target.
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Semester GPA
3.515
13.00 attempted credits · 45.70 quality points
87.9% OF CURRENT SCALE MAXIMUM
Course breakdown
Credits and quality points
| Course | Grade | Credits | Grade points | Quality points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus | A- | 4.00 | 3.70 | 14.80 |
| Writing | B+ | 3.00 | 3.30 | 9.90 |
| Economics | A | 3.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 |
| History | B | 3.00 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
| Science lab | P | 1.00 | Excluded | – |
Credit-weighted
GPA uses grade points multiplied by credit hours, so a four-credit course affects the result more than a one-credit course.
Pass and withdrawal
P and W entries are excluded from GPA here. Institutional rules for P/F, repeats, withdrawals, and transfer work can differ.
Scale-aware planning
Edit every grade-point value to match the transcript policy before using the cumulative target result for planning.
Planning estimate only. Confirm your institution’s grade-point scale, repeat-course treatment, credit rules, rounding, academic forgiveness, and pass/fail policy against the official transcript or handbook.
How it works
Turn grades and credits into an inspectable GPA.
Match the official grade-point scale first, then review every quality-point contribution or cumulative planning assumption.
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Match the grade-point scale
Choose the 4.0 or 4.3 preset, or edit individual letter-grade values to match the institution’s transcript policy.
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Enter courses or academic history
Add each course, grade, and credit value for a semester, or enter current GPA and completed credits for cumulative planning.
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Review projections
See quality points, excluded pass or withdrawal credits, projected cumulative GPA, and the future average required for a target.
Built for academic planning
Semester results and long-term targets together.
Cumulative GPA planner
Combine an existing academic record with a planned term and work backwards from a target across a chosen number of future credits.
Editable grade points
Start with familiar 4.0 or 4.3 presets, then customize every value from A+ through F for local grading rules.
GPA calculator questions
Credits, quality points, scales, and policies.
How is semester GPA calculated?+
Multiply each course’s grade points by its credit hours, add the quality points, then divide by the total GPA-attempted credits.
How is cumulative GPA calculated?+
Add previous quality points to new term quality points, then divide by the combined completed and new credit hours.
Do pass and withdrawal grades affect GPA?+
This calculator excludes P and W entries from GPA while tracking their credits separately. Institutional policies can differ, especially for failing pass/fail grades or late withdrawals.
What is the difference between a 4.0 and 4.3 scale?+
In the included presets, A+ equals 4.0 on the 4.0 scale and 4.3 on the 4.3 scale. Every value is editable because institutional scales vary.
What are quality points?+
Quality points are a course’s grade-point value multiplied by its credit hours. They are summed before dividing by GPA-attempted credits.
Can the target GPA requirement be impossible?+
Yes. If the required future GPA is above the maximum grade-point value in the selected scale, the target is not reachable within the entered future credits under those assumptions.
Does this account for repeated or transfer courses?+
Not automatically. Repeat replacement, transfer credit, academic forgiveness, pass/fail, and withdrawal policies differ, so enter only the credits and grade points your institution includes.
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