GPA calculator
Enter each course with its credits and letter grade to get your GPA on a 4.0 scale.
About the gpa calculator
Your grade point average is a weighted average, so a 4 credit course counts for more than a 1 credit course. Add each course below with its credits and your letter grade, and the calculator does the weighting for you. It uses the common 4.0 scale. Schools differ, so check how yours treats plus and minus grades before you quote the number on a resume (also called a CV).
How it works
- Each letter grade is turned into grade points: 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, F = 0.
- Quality points for a course = grade points x credits.
- GPA = total quality points divided by total credits.
- Worked example: an A in a 3 credit course (12 points) and a B in a 4 credit course (12 points) give 24 points over 7 credits, a GPA of 3.43.
- Some schools use different values for A+ or A- and some use weighted scales for honours courses. This tool uses the standard values above and does not adjust for those.
How to use it
Step 1
Add a row for each course and type the number of credits.
Step 2
Pick the letter grade you received, or the one you expect.
Step 3
Read your GPA and total credits, then change a grade to see how it moves.
Good to know
- To plan ahead, add the courses you are taking now with the grades you hope for and see what GPA you would finish with.
- Check your own school's scale. If it does not use plus and minus grades, choose the plain letter for every course.
- On a resume, list GPA only if it helps you, and write the scale next to it, such as 3.6 / 4.0.
Questions
Does a course with zero credits count?
No. Zero credit courses add nothing to the total, so they do not change your GPA.
Can I calculate a cumulative GPA?
Yes. Add every course from every term to the same list, and the result covers all of them.
Will this match my official transcript?
Often, but not always. Schools set their own rules for repeated courses, pass or fail grades and rounding, so the official figure is the one that counts.