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?

Find the cumulative GPA and the GPA credits used to compute it on your transcript or student portal. Total earned credits may include pass/fail or transfer credits excluded from that GPA; use the GPA-credit denominator for the same included courses. Enter both prior values. The tool asks for the missing half if you enter only one.

How many credits do I need to raise my GPA?

You can try a proposed term and see its effect, but this page does not solve backwards for the required credits or target GPA. A record of exactly 3.60 over 69 credits plus 15 credits at 4.0 becomes (3.60 × 69 + 4.0 × 15) ÷ 84 = 3.67. Enter the prior record and anticipated course grades above to compare scenarios.

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.

Can I combine all semesters, quarters or years?

The cumulative block combines one prior aggregate record with the course rows for the next term. Repeat that process with the new cumulative GPA and total GPA credits, or enter all eligible courses together above using one grading convention. There is no table of individual semester GPA inputs. Keep quarter and semester credit units consistent; this tool does not convert between them or decide which transfer courses a school accepts.

Can I calculate cumulative GPA without credits?

For individual course rows, Equal mode counts each included course as one unit, so you need no credit entries if every course should count equally. Combining a prior GPA still requires its weight: use the prior number of counted courses in Credits so far under that same equal-unit convention. Two aggregate GPAs alone cannot determine a cumulative GPA unless you know they carry equal weight.

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.

Unweighted GPA · this semester3.5515 credits · 53.3 quality points

Scale

Weighting

Credits

Course	Grade	Credits	Level	Points	Remove course
				13.2
				12.0
				11.1
				9.0
				8.0

The workingquality points, term by term
Quality points = 3.3 × 4 + 4.0 × 3 + 3.7 × 3 + 3.0 × 3 + 4.0 × 2 = 53.3, and 53.3 ÷ 15 = 3.55
Unweighted GPA5 courses counted
3.55
Creditsexcludes P, NP, W and I
15
Quality pointsgrade points times credits, summed
53.3

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.

GPA so far

Credits so far

Cumulative after this semester: 3.60 · 69 credits

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.

The scale is a convention, and this page names the one it is using. Most US schools map an A to 4.0 and an A+ to 4.0 as well; some give the A+ a 4.3, and weighting for honors and AP courses is set district by district. That pick is a control here rather than an assumption, and the table above shows every mapping currently in use. Finite browser arithmetic: quality points are grade points times credits, and GPA is their sum divided by GPA credits, displayed to two decimals. Supplied points receive no extra bonus; letter and percentage inputs use the displayed convention. Your registrar determines which courses count.

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?: Find the cumulative GPA and the GPA credits used to compute it on your transcript or student portal. Total earned credits may include pass/fail or transfer credits excluded from that GPA; use the GPA-credit denominator for the same included courses. Enter both prior values. The tool asks for the missing half if you enter only one.
How many credits do I need to raise my GPA?: You can try a proposed term and see its effect, but this page does not solve backwards for the required credits or target GPA. A record of exactly 3.60 over 69 credits plus 15 credits at 4.0 becomes (3.60 × 69 + 4.0 × 15) ÷ 84 = 3.67. Enter the prior record and anticipated course grades above to compare scenarios.
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.
Can I combine all semesters, quarters or years?: The cumulative block combines one prior aggregate record with the course rows for the next term. Repeat that process with the new cumulative GPA and total GPA credits, or enter all eligible courses together above using one grading convention. There is no table of individual semester GPA inputs. Keep quarter and semester credit units consistent; this tool does not convert between them or decide which transfer courses a school accepts.
Can I calculate cumulative GPA without credits?: For individual course rows, Equal mode counts each included course as one unit, so you need no credit entries if every course should count equally. Combining a prior GPA still requires its weight: use the prior number of counted courses in Credits so far under that same equal-unit convention. Two aggregate GPAs alone cannot determine a cumulative GPA unless you know they carry equal weight.

Finite browser arithmetic: quality points are grade points times credits, and GPA is their sum divided by GPA credits, displayed to two decimals. Supplied points receive no extra bonus; letter and percentage inputs use the displayed convention. Your registrar determines which courses count.