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GPA calculator
Add up to eight courses with a letter grade and a credit value. The GPA is the credit-weighted average on a 4.0 scale. A+ counts as 4.0, the top of an unweighted scale.
What this means
- The credit-weighted GPA is 3.50 from 21.00 quality points over 6.0 credits.
- A course with zero credits is ignored. A+ and A both use 4.0 on this unweighted scale.
- Schools sometimes use different steps for plus and minus grades. Check your catalog if a transcript must match exactly.
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About this calculator
What this calculator does
It turns a short list of letter grades and credits into one GPA on a 4.0 scale. You can add or remove rows, up to eight courses.
How it is calculated
Each letter has a point value. Quality points for a course are that value times the credits. GPA is total quality points divided by total credits:
GPA = sum(points * credits) / sum(credits)
This page uses a common plus and minus scale; schools differ, so check your school's scale. The scale is A+ 4.0, A 4.0, A- 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B- 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C- 1.7, D+ 1.3, D 1.0, D- 0.7, F 0.0.
How to read the result
The large number is the weighted GPA, rounded to two decimals. Quality points are the numerator. Credits counted skip any row with zero credits.
What this scale leaves out
Honors or AP weighting, pass or fail courses, and school-specific plus or minus tables are not included. If your school uses a different step, the letter values above will not match the transcript.
Sources and method
Credit-weighted average on a common plus and minus 4.0 scale. Schools differ.
Questions
Does an A+ raise the GPA above 4.0?
No. On this unweighted scale an A+ is 4.0, the same as an A.
How many courses can I add?
Up to eight rows. Remove a row if you need to replace one.
What if a course is worth 0.5 credits?
Enter 0.5. Credits can be fractional. A row with 0 credits is left out of both totals.
Is a B+ always 3.3?
On this page, yes. Some schools use 3.33 or another step. Use their table when an official GPA must match.
Are withdrawals included?
No. Only the letter grades in the list are counted. Leave a withdrawn course off the list.