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Semester GPA Calculator

List every course as grade, credits, one line each, and get your semester GPA without clicking through a form.

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Results

Semester GPA -
Total credits -
Quality points -

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The full plus-minus scale this tool uses

This list format recognizes the entire standard grade set, including A+ and D-, which the dropdown-based GPA calculator on this site does not offer:

GradePointsGradePoints
A+4.0C+2.3
A4.0C2.0
A-3.7C-1.7
B+3.3D+1.3
B3.0D1.0
B-2.7D- / F0.7 / 0.0

Notice A+ shows the same 4.0 as a plain A. That matches how most U.S. registrars cap grade points at 4.0 even when A+ appears on the transcript itself; a handful of schools instead give A+ a 4.3 or 4.5, so check your own school's policy if your number looks off.

One list, one pass

Every line you type gets split on the comma: the first part is checked against the grade table above, the second is read as a number of credits. Lines that do not match a known grade, or that are missing a credit number, are skipped rather than guessed at. Once every valid line is parsed, the calculator multiplies each grade's points by its credits, adds all of those quality-point totals together, and divides by the sum of every line's credits.

This format tends to work well for students juggling more courses than a six-row form comfortably holds, or for anyone who already has their grades typed out somewhere else and would rather paste than re-enter them one dropdown at a time.

Worked example

The four default lines are A,3 / B+,4 / A-,3 / B,3. Quality points: (4.0 × 3) + (3.3 × 4) + (3.7 × 3) + (3.0 × 3) = 12.0 + 13.2 + 11.1 + 9.0 = 45.3. Total credits: 3 + 4 + 3 + 3 = 13. Divide 45.3 by 13 and the semester GPA comes out to 3.485, which the results panel rounds and displays as 3.485 to three decimal places, one more digit of precision than the six-course GPA calculator shows.

Good to know

FAQs

Why type courses as text instead of using dropdown menus?

Typing one line per course is faster once you have more than four or five classes, especially if you are copying grades from a transcript or spreadsheet. If you'd rather click through dropdown menus one course at a time, the GPA calculator on this site does that instead.

What happens if I mistype a grade the tool doesn't recognize?

That line is skipped entirely and does not count toward your GPA, credits, or quality points. Double-check the summary numbers against how many courses you actually typed if the total credits look lower than expected.

Does the order I list courses in matter?

No. The calculator sums every valid line regardless of order, so you can list courses in whatever sequence matches your transcript or schedule.

Can I paste a whole semester's grades from a spreadsheet?

Yes, as long as each row reduces to a grade and a credit number separated by a comma. Extra columns in a pasted spreadsheet row, like course names or instructor, are ignored as long as the first two values are the grade and the credits.