GPA Calculator

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Grade point average on a configurable scale.

Grade point average
3.30
over 10 credits on a 4.0 scale
Quality points
33.00
Credits counted
10
Credits taken
12
P and NP are excluded from the average

Calculation

  1. CalculusA- = 3.70 × 3 credits11.10
  2. LiteratureB+ = 3.30 × 3 credits9.90
  3. ChemistryB = 3.00 × 4 credits12.00
  4. Physical EducationP — not counted towards the GPA2
  5. Quality pointsgrade points × credits, added up33.00
  6. Credits counted12 taken, 2 pass/fail10
  7. GPA33.00 ÷ 103.30
  8. Physical Education left out of the average. Pass/fail credits count towards a degree but not towards a GPA — they are excluded, not scored as zero.

How to use

What it's for

Work out your grade point average (GPA) on a four-point scale, where higher is better, with each course counting according to its credits.

Before you start

Have your transcript or grade report with each course's letter grade and credits, and know which scale your school uses. This page does not convert 1.00 – 5.00 grades into a GPA; your registrar's table is the only one that counts for that.

  1. Choose your scale

    In Grading scale, pick A–F, four point for plain letters, A–F with + and −, four point if your school gives grades like B+, or Enter grade points (0–4) to type each course's points yourself.

  2. Fill in your courses

    Replace the example rows with your own: each course's name, its Credits, and its Grade — picked from the list, or typed as points if you chose that scale. A row with no grade yet is left out.

  3. Add or remove rows

    Press + Add course for more, and ✕ to delete a row. Pass/fail courses can stay: P and NP are left out of the average, not scored as zero.

  4. Press Calculate

    Press Calculate. The answer at the top already changes as you type; the button brings it back into view. Calculation below it shows each course's points.

Reading the result

  • Grade point average: your GPA, with the credits it covers and the top of the scale beneath it.
  • Quality points: each course's grade points multiplied by its credits, added up. Divided by the credits counted, it gives the GPA.
  • Credits counted: the credits the average is worked on — pass/fail courses are not among them.
  • Credits taken: every credit you entered, pass/fail included. Those still count towards your degree, just not your GPA.

If it goes wrong

  • After you change Grading scale, an error says a grade is not a grade on this scale: that row's letter does not exist on the new scale. Pick the grade again in that row.
  • Your scale is not listed: choose Enter grade points (0–4) and type the points your student handbook gives for each grade.
  • The answer is a dash with Enter a grade to begin: no row has both credits and a grade yet.

What this is

Your grade point average is the grade points you earned, weighted by credit hours, divided by the credits that counted. A heavy course moves it more than a light one — an A in a one-credit seminar does not offset a C in a five-credit lab.

Pass/fail courses are excluded from the average rather than scored as zero. Their credits still count towards your degree, but neither the credits nor any points enter the division, and the working below names any course that was left out.

Questions

Does a pass/fail course drag my GPA down?

No, and this is the mistake worth guarding against. A P is excluded from the average entirely — its credits count towards your degree but neither the credits nor the points enter the division. It is not a zero. A calculator that scores a P as 0.0 will turn a clean transcript into a disaster on screen.

What is the difference between GPA and GWA?

They run in opposite directions. GPA is the four-point scale where higher is better and 4.0 is the top. GWA is the Philippine 1.00–5.00 scale where lower is better and 1.00 is the top. They are separate tools here on purpose — sharing an implementation would let a top student be reported as failing.

Can it convert my 1.00–5.00 grades to a 4.0 GPA?

No, deliberately. There is no single conversion: universities publish different transmutation tables, and the one your school uses is the only one that counts. Inventing a mapping here would produce a confident number no registrar would recognise. If you need a conversion for an application abroad, ask your registrar for their official table.

What are quality points?

Grade points multiplied by credit hours, added up across your courses. An A worth 4.0 in a 3-credit course is 12 quality points. Your GPA is the quality points divided by the credits that counted, which is why a bad grade in a heavy course hurts more than one in a light course.

My scale is not listed.

Choose "Enter grade points" and type the points directly, from 0 to 4. Your registrar or student handbook publishes what each letter is worth on your scale.

The maths

Grade point average
Σ (grade points × credits)
Σ credits counted
Worked
A− in 3, B+ in 3, B in 4, P in 2
11.1 + 9.9 + 12.0 33.0 quality points
over 10 credits, not 12 P excluded
GPA 3.30
Why P is not zero
A in 3, P in 3 — scored as zero 2.00
A in 3, P in 3 — excluded 4.00

The same transcript, two full grade points apart. An F is a zero and belongs in the average; a P is not a grade at all.

Keep going

Important

Grading scales differ between schools. Check what each letter is worth on your own scale before relying on the figure. Nothing you type here is sent to our servers — the calculation runs entirely in your browser.