Add your courses, grades and credit hours. Your GPA updates as you type — weighted, unweighted, or cumulative with your past terms.
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The standard 4.0 scale used by most US schools.
| Letter | Unweighted | Honors (+0.5) | AP / IB (+1.0) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ / A | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| A- | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| B- | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| C | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| C- | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| D | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| D- | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
An F stays at 0.0 on every scale — a harder course never turns a failing grade into points.
Credit hours do most of the work.
Every course earns quality points — its grade points multiplied by its credit hours. Your GPA is the total quality points divided by the total credits. That's why a 4-credit class swings your average far more than a 1-credit one.
Quick example
An A in a 4-credit Biology class, a B in 3-credit English, and a C in a 3-credit elective:
Notice the A in the 4-credit class carries more weight than the C in a 3-credit one. When you're deciding where to put your study hours, the high-credit courses are where they pay off most.
High school or college, weighted or not — it handles what your registrar actually reports.
No calculate button to hunt for. Change a grade or a credit value and your GPA moves instantly, so you can test scenarios in seconds.
Flip between the 4.0 and 5.0 scales. Honors and AP/IB bonuses are applied per course, the way high schools report them.
Add your prior GPA and earned credits to see where this term leaves your overall average — no separate calculator needed.
An unweighted GPA caps out at 4.0 and treats every class the same — an A is 4.0 whether it's gym or AP Calculus. A weighted GPA adds bonus points for harder courses: usually +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP or IB, so an A in AP Calc is worth 5.0. That's why weighted GPAs can go above 4.0.
Heavily. A 4-credit course counts roughly four times as much as a 1-credit course. That's why one bad grade in a big lecture class hurts far more than a bad grade in a one-credit lab. Enter the real credit value from your transcript rather than assuming every class is 3 credits.
Enter this term's courses, then fill in your prior GPA and the total credits you'd already earned before this term. The calculator combines them and shows your new cumulative GPA. You'll find both numbers on your latest transcript or student portal.
At most schools, no — both are 4.0 on an unweighted scale. A handful of universities award 4.3 for an A+, but it's uncommon. Check your registrar's grading scale if the distinction matters for you; this calculator uses the standard 4.0 for both.
Usually not. Pass/fail (or credit/no-credit) courses typically earn credit toward graduation but carry no grade points, so they're left out of the GPA calculation entirely. Just leave those courses out of this calculator.
It depends on where you're headed. A 3.0 is generally solid, 3.5+ is strong, and 3.7+ is competitive for graduate programs and selective scholarships. Many employers screen at 3.0, and most schools require around 2.0 to stay in good academic standing.
The Grade Calculator works out your percentage in one class from assignments, tests, and projects.