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How to Use the GPA Calculator

Add each course with its letter grade and credit hours — the calculator converts each grade to grade points, weights it by credit hours, and totals everything to show your GPA, updating instantly as courses are added, removed, or edited.

The GPA Calculator handles the credit-hour weighting automatically — here's what to enter for an accurate result.

Adding courses accurately

For each course, enter the letter grade received and the correct number of credit hours — credit hours specifically, since that's what determines each course's weight in the final average, not simply the number of courses taken.

Calculating cumulative GPA across semesters

To calculate a cumulative GPA rather than a single semester, add every course from every semester into the same running list — the weighted formula handles the combination correctly as long as all courses and their actual credit hours are included together, rather than averaging separate semester GPAs.

Frequently asked questions

Can I exclude a pass/fail course from the calculation?

Yes — simply don't add pass/fail or audited courses to the calculator's course list, since most institutions exclude them from GPA entirely, and including them would produce a result that doesn't match an official transcript.

Does the calculator support plus/minus grades?

Check the specific grade options offered — most GPA calculators include standard plus/minus variants (A-, B+, etc.) with commonly used point values, though it's worth confirming those match your specific institution's official scale.