Cumulative GPA Calculator
Add this semester to the record you already have and get the cumulative GPA the right way, by quality points rather than by averaging two averages. The page opens with a prior 3.61 over 54 credits and a five course term worth 3.55 over 15, which combine to 3.60 over 69 credits. Averaging the two GPAs would say 3.58, and the older block of credits is what makes the difference.
| Course | Grade | Credits | Level | Points | Remove course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumulative
Add the record you already have and this combines the two by quality points, which is not the same as averaging the two GPAs. Combining the unweighted semester GPA 3.55 over 15 credits with the record below.
Grade points on the 4.0 scale
A+ and A are both worth 4.0. The most common US convention. Weighting is off, so only the Points column is in use.
| Grade | Points | Honors +0.5 | AP or IB +1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| 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 |
A failed course stays at zero however it is weighted: the honors and AP bonus applies only to a passing grade.
Common questions
- How do I calculate my cumulative GPA?
- Turn both records back into quality points and divide once. The prior 3.61 over 54 credits is 194.94 quality points; this term is 53.3 over 15 credits. Together that is 248.24 quality points over 69 credits, so 248.24 ÷ 69 = 3.60. The tool does both halves and shows the semester working line by line above the cumulative row.
- Why can I not just average my two GPAs?
- Because they do not cover the same number of credits. The midpoint of 3.61 and 3.55 is 3.58, but the older record carries 54 credits against this term's 15, so it pulls much harder and the true figure is 3.60. The gap grows with the size difference: one strong term rarely moves a long transcript as far as the midpoint suggests.
- Where do I find my prior GPA and credits?
- On your transcript or in the student portal, usually as a cumulative GPA and a total of credits earned. Put them in the two boxes in the Cumulative row. If you enter one without the other the tool asks for the missing half rather than silently weighing the record at nothing, which would give you a wrong answer that looks right.
- How many credits do I need to raise my GPA?
- It depends on the size of the record you are raising. With 69 credits at 3.60, a further 15 credits at a straight 4.0 would take you to 3.67, because those 15 credits are less than a fifth of the total. The way to answer it for your own transcript is to put the cumulative figure and its credits in the prior boxes and try a term above.
- Should the semester figure be the weighted or the unweighted one?
- The one your registrar used for the prior GPA, or the two do not belong in the same division. This page opens with weighting off so both figures are the same. Switch weighting on and a Semester figure control appears, so you can say which of the two goes into the cumulative rather than having it chosen for you.
Exact arithmetic on the scale shown: quality points are grade points times credits, and the GPA is their sum divided by credits. Which points a school assigns to an A+ and how it weights honors and AP courses vary; the controls state the convention used, and your registrar's figure follows their own.