Calculate your semester and cumulative GPA using course credit hours and letter grades. Choose your college’s grading scale and see how retaking a course affects your GPA.
Use a 4.0, 4.3 or 4.33 scale, or customize the grade points to match your college.
Choose the letter-to-point values used by your college. These are GPA points, not scores out of 100.
Edit points or uncheck letters your college does not use. Changes apply to this calculation.
Enter an old grade only when that attempt is already included in your previous cumulative GPA. Grade replacement uses the new grade in cumulative GPA; the credit hours are counted once.
Semester GPA uses the new grades entered below. Repeat limits and eligibility depend on your college; this calculator applies your selected method.
Enter your previous cumulative GPA and only the credit hours included in that GPA. Use the same grade-point scale for past and new courses.
| Courses | Credit hours | Grade | Old Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1 | |||
| Course 2 | |||
| Course 3 | |||
| Course 4 |
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Choose your grade-point scale, add previous coursework if needed, and enter the courses you want to calculate.
US colleges use different grade-point values. This calculator supports plus/minus grades, whole-letter grades, and editable 4.0, 4.3 and 4.33 scales. For other letter systems, use the grading-system selector:
Open “View or edit grade points” to check the value of each letter. A+ can be worth 4.0, 4.3 or 4.33 depending on your college. GPA points are different from scores out of 100.
Cumulative GPA combines previous coursework with your new courses. Enter your previous cumulative GPA and the credit hours included in that GPA. If you only need semester GPA, leave both fields blank.
Without retakes, multiply your previous GPA by its GPA credit hours, add the quality points from your new courses, and divide by the combined GPA credit hours.
Previous cumulative GPA: Your overall GPA before the courses entered below, using the same grade-point scale.
Previous GPA credit hours: Include failed attempts when your college counts them in GPA. Exclude credits that do not affect GPA, such as qualifying pass/fail or transfer credits.
For each course, multiply its credit hours by the grade-point value of its letter grade. Add these quality points, then divide by the total GPA credit hours.
Semester GPA = total quality points ÷ total GPA credit hours. For a 3-credit A worth 4.0 and a 1-credit C worth 2.0, GPA = (3 × 4.0 + 1 × 2.0) ÷ 4 = 3.50.
If you are retaking a class, enter its previous grade only when that attempt is already included in your previous cumulative GPA. Choose grade replacement, count both attempts, or use the higher grade for cumulative GPA. The old and new attempts must have the same credit hours. Semester GPA uses the new attempts; check your college’s repeat limits and eligibility rules.
The first table shows the grade-point values used in your calculation and updates when you choose or edit a scale. The other tables show the alternative letter systems available on this site.
On the default 4.0 scale, A and A+ are worth 4.0, A− is 3.7, and B+ is 3.3. Another 4.0 option uses A− 3.67 and B+ 3.33. Always match the values on your college’s transcript or grading policy.
For AA/BA/BB grades, use the METU GPA Calculator.
For A1/A2/A3 grades, use the A1/A2/A3 GPA Calculator.
Compare the letter-to-point values below before calculating.
| Letter Grade | Grade Point Equivalent |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.00 |
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.70 |
| B+ | 3.30 |
| B | 3.00 |
| B- | 2.70 |
| C+ | 2.30 |
| C | 2.00 |
| C- | 1.70 |
| D+ | 1.30 |
| D | 1.00 |
| D- | 0.70 |
| F | 0.00 |
| Letter Grade | Grade Point Equivalent |
|---|---|
| AA | 4.00 |
| BA | 3.50 |
| BB | 3.00 |
| CB | 2.50 |
| CC | 2.00 |
| DC | 1.50 |
| DD | 1.00 |
| FD | 0.50 |
| FF | 0.00 |
| NA | 0.00 |
| Letter Grade | Grade Point Equivalent |
|---|---|
| A1 | 4.00 |
| A2 | 3.75 |
| A3 | 3.50 |
| B1 | 3.25 |
| B2 | 3.00 |
| B3 | 2.75 |
| C1 | 2.50 |
| C2 | 2.25 |
| C3 | 2.00 |
| D | 1.75 |
| F | 0.00 |
Your college determines which grades and attempts count toward GPA. Choose the matching points and repeat method before using the result.
This example combines previous coursework with a new semester and one retaken course.
Suppose we choose the 4.0 scale with A− = 3.7 and B+ = 3.3, and “Replace the previous grade” for repeated courses.
Start with a previous cumulative GPA of 3.00 across 75 GPA credit hours.
Enter four courses worth 3 credit hours each. Three are new courses and one is a retake.
The new courses have grades A, B+ and C−. The retaken course has a new grade of A− and a previous grade of F.
Fill the course rows as follows:
Course 1: 3 credit hours, grade A, previous grade blank.
Course 2: 3 credit hours, grade B+, previous grade blank.
Course 3: 3 credit hours, grade C−, previous grade blank.
Course 4: 3 credit hours, grade A−, previous grade F.
With grade replacement and results rounded to two decimals, semester GPA is 3.18 and cumulative GPA is 3.13. The 3 retaken credit hours replace the previous attempt, so cumulative GPA uses 84 credit hours, not 87.
Question: How do I calculate GPA with credit hours?
Answer: Multiply each letter grade’s point value by its course credit hours. Divide the total quality points by the total GPA credit hours. A course with more credit hours has more weight in the result.
Question: Does this calculator use a 4.0 GPA scale?
Answer: The default is a 4.0 college GPA scale. You can also select 4.3, 4.33, whole-letter grades, or custom points. Use the same scale for your previous cumulative GPA and new course grades.
Question: Is an A+ worth 4.0 or 4.33?
Answer: On the default 4.0 scale, A+ and A both equal 4.0. On the 4.3 and 4.33 profiles, A+ is worth 4.3 or 4.33 while A remains 4.0. Some scales do not use A+. View or edit grade points to match your college.
Question: How does retaking a class affect GPA?
Answer: It depends on the college’s policy. Grade replacement removes the previous attempt from cumulative GPA; counting both retains it and adds the new attempt; using the higher grade retains the better result. Enter the previous grade in “Old Grade” and select the method that applies. Semester GPA here always uses the new attempt.
Question: What is the difference between semester and cumulative GPA?
Answer: Semester GPA covers the courses in one term. Cumulative GPA, also called CGPA, combines those courses with previous coursework. The optional previous-coursework fields let you calculate both.
Question: Does an F count toward college GPA?
Answer: An F is worth zero points in the provided scales, and its credit hours still count in GPA. These attempted GPA credit hours can differ from credits earned toward a degree. Check your college’s rules for excluded courses and retakes.
Question: Are GPA results rounded or truncated?
Answer: Choose rounding or truncation to two decimals under “Result decimals.” Intermediate calculations retain their precision. A previous GPA already rounded on your transcript can make the projected cumulative result approximate.