GPA Calculator & Planner

Calculate your Semester or Cumulative GPA for College & High School

🎯 GPA Planning Calculator

Determine the minimum GPA you must achieve in future courses to reach a specific overall target.

  1. Enter your Current GPA (e.g., 2.8).
  2. Enter your Target GPA (e.g., 3.5).
  3. Enter your Current Credits earned so far.
  4. Enter the Additional Credits you plan to take.
  5. Click Calculate Plan.

📚 Course/Semester GPA Calculator

  1. Check Settings if you use percentages or a different scale.
  2. Enter Credit hours and expected Grade for each course.
  3. Click Calculate GPA to see your detailed report.
Course Name
Credits
Grade

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⚙️ Grade Calculation Settings✖
Grade Format:

Reference: 4.0 Grade Scale

LetterPointPercent Range
A4.093 - 100%
A-3.790 - 92%
B+3.387 - 89%
B3.083 - 86%
B-2.780 - 82%
C+2.377 - 79%
C2.073 - 76%

How to Calculate Your GPA

Whether you are in college or high school, understanding your Grade Point Average (GPA) is essential for academic tracking.

What is GPA?

GPA stands for Grade Point Average. It represents the average of your grades across a semester or your entire academic career. The most common scale used in the United States is the 4.0 scale.

Step-by-Step Calculation Formula

To calculate your GPA manually without a tool, follow these steps:

  1. Convert Grades to Points: Use the chart above to convert your letter grade (e.g., A, B+) into a numerical value (e.g., 4.0, 3.3).
  2. Calculate Quality Points: Multiply the grade points by the number of credit hours for that specific course.
    (Example: A 3-credit course with an 'A' = 3 credits × 4.0 = 12 Quality Points).
  3. Sum the Totals: Add up all your Quality Points and all your Credit Hours.
  4. Divide: Divide Total Quality Points by Total Credit Hours. The result is your GPA.

Why use the Calculatorbudy GPA Planner?

Maintaining a high GPA is crucial for scholarships, program entry requirements, and graduation. Our GPA Planning tool (the first section on this page) is unique—it works backward. Instead of just telling you what you have, it tells you exactly what grades you need to get in the future to raise your cumulative GPA to your target goal.