GPA calculator
Semester and cumulative GPA on the 4.0 scale, weighted or unweighted.
| Course | Grade | Credits | Level | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 +1 | |||||
| 3.3 +0.5 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 3 |
On the standard 4.0 scale
With honors and AP bonuses, capped at 5.0
Grade points × credits
Cumulative GPA
Combine this term with everything before it.
Over 14 credits
How it works
GPA is a credit-weighted average of grade points. A four-credit course counts twice as much as a two-credit one, which is why a bad grade in a lab course hurts more than the same grade in a one-credit seminar.
GPA = Σ (grade points × credits) ÷ Σ credits Weighted versus unweighted
Unweighted caps at 4.0 and treats every course the same. Weighted adds a bonus for harder courses — commonly +1.0 for AP or IB and +0.5 for honors — so it can exceed 4.0. Which one matters depends entirely on who is reading it: many US universities recalculate GPA themselves using their own scale, ignoring whatever your school reported.
The A+ question
Most institutions cap A+ at 4.0 on an unweighted scale, which is what this calculator does. A minority award 4.3. Check yours — over a full degree the difference is not trivial.
Why late terms move the needle less
Cumulative GPA is an average over all credits ever taken. After 90 credits, a 15-credit term is only a sixth of the total, so even a perfect term shifts the cumulative figure modestly. The arithmetic is unforgiving in both directions, which is the real argument for starting strong.