Compute your term or cumulative GPA on the 4.0 scale — with weighted 5.0 support for AP/Honors courses — entirely in your browser.
Standard scale: A = 4.0, A− = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, … F = 0 · AP/Honors adds +1.0 (capped at 5.0)
| Grade | Points | Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4.00 | 1 | 2 |
| A- | 3.70 | 1 | 4 |
| B+ | 3.30 | 1 | 3 |
| B | 3.00 | 1 | 3 |
Four courses: A− in a 4-credit AP class, B+ in 3 credits, A in 2 credits, B in 3 credits.
This tool uses the standard US unweighted 4.0 scale (A = 4.0) and adds +1.0 for AP/Honors courses (5.0 cap). Many schools round differently (e.g., A+ = 4.3 or pluses/minuses ignored), so confirm your school's exact scale for official transcripts.
To calculate GPA: add courses with letter grades and credit hours — the calculator multiplies grade points by credits, sums quality points, and divides by total credits, with an optional 5.0 weighted scale for AP and Honors courses.
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Calculate GPA on the 4.0 scale or weighted 5.0 scale with AP and Honors boosts, then fold in prior GPA and credits for a true cumulative average. Free and instant.
This calculator converts course grades and credit hours into a grade point average. On the standard 4.0 scale an A+ or A earns 4.0, an A- 3.7, stepping down through B (3.0), C (2.0), and D (1.0) to F at 0. Each course contributes quality points — grade points multiplied by credit hours — and GPA is total quality points divided by total credits, which is why a 4-credit A outweighs a 3-credit A. For high schools it also supports the weighted 5.0 scale, adding 1.0 for AP and Honors courses with a 5.0 ceiling, and it folds in a prior GPA and credit history for a true cumulative result.
High school students use it to see how one AP grade moves a weighted GPA that colleges compare, and to check whether senior-year grades still threaten a standing offer. College students verify semester GPA against academic-probation thresholds, Dean's List cutoffs, and the 3.0-plus mark many internships and grad programs screen for. Students with transfer credits or a rough first year enter their prior GPA and credits to see exactly how many high-grade credits it takes to climb back. Counselors and tutors use it to model "what if" scenarios before schedules lock.
(1) List each course with its letter grade and credit hours. (2) Mark AP or Honors courses if your school weights them — the calculator adds 1.0 to the grade point and caps any result at 5.0. (3) For a cumulative figure, enter your prior GPA and the credits it covered. (4) The tool computes quality points per course (grade × credits), sums them, and divides by total credits to report semester GPA, cumulative GPA, and total quality points. Change one grade and you can see its exact effect before grades are even posted.
An unweighted GPA tops out at 4.0 no matter how hard the courses are; a weighted scale rewards rigor, so an A in AP Calculus reads as 5.0 and a B as 4.0, against 4.0 and 3.0 for the same grades in a regular class. Weighted GPAs above 4.0 are common at rigorous schools — a transcript full of AP courses can exceed 4.5. Keep in mind that most colleges recalculate GPA on their own scale anyway, stripping weight and sometimes non-academic courses, so a strong unweighted core plus visible rigor usually travels better than an inflated weighted number. The calculator shows both so you can quote whichever your audience asks for.
Cumulative GPA is not the average of your yearly GPAs — it is total quality points over total credits. A 3.0 across 30 credits contributes 90 quality points; a 3.6 across the next 30 contributes 108, for a combined 198 ÷ 60 = 3.3, which happens to equal the simple average only because both years carried equal credits. When the credit totals differ, the heavier year dominates. That is also the recovery math: a 2.5 after 30 credits cannot reach 3.5 by graduation at 120 credits even with a perfect remaining run, but can realistically land near 3.3 — enter your numbers and the calculator shows which targets remain reachable.
Unweighted uses the plain 4.0 scale for every course. Weighted adds typically 1.0 point for AP, IB, or Honors courses — an A in AP Biology is a 5.0 — recognizing extra rigor. This calculator supports the common 5.0 weighting with a 5.0 cap; some schools weight IB or dual-enrollment differently.
Enter your prior GPA and the credit hours it was earned over, then add this term's courses. The calculator converts your prior GPA to quality points (GPA × credits), adds the new quality points, and divides by the combined credits. Averaging the two GPAs directly is a common mistake that gives the wrong answer whenever credit loads differ.
It depends on context: 3.5 unweighted is comfortably above average nationally and clears most internship and graduate-school screens; many selective universities admit with 3.8-plus unweighted. A 3.9 weighted reads as solid, but check the unweighted number too — colleges usually recalculate without the weighting.
On this calculator, no — both earn 4.0, the standard college convention. A few high schools grade A+ as 4.3 or 4.5; if yours does, use the letter that matches its point value. The difference rarely changes decisions, since most colleges strip plus and minus grades when they recalculate.
Proportional to its credits. A 3-credit course in a 30-credit year is a tenth of your average, so trading a C for an A there moves a 3.0 GPA to 3.2. The same swap in a 5-credit AP course moves it further, and early-year courses matter most because their credits weigh on every later cumulative figure.
No — courses graded pass/fail, credit/no-credit, or audited earn no quality points and usually add no credits, so they neither raise nor lower GPA. Note that medical and graduate schools often treat a "pass" skeptically and may recompute assuming a letter grade.
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