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Cumulative GPA Calculator

See what this semester does to your overall GPA. Enter your current cumulative GPA and the credits behind it, then this term’s GPA and credits, to get your new cumulative GPA and how much it moved.

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Only credits that count toward GPA — not pass/fail or transfer credits.

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New cumulative GPA3.32
Change
0.12
Total credits
75
Total quality points
249

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      Formula

      Quality points = GPA × credits
      New cumulative GPA = (current GPA × current credits + term GPA × term credits) ÷ (current credits + term credits)

      How to use it

      1. Enter your cumulative GPA before this term and the GPA credits it is based on.
      2. Enter this term’s GPA and credits — actual or expected.
      3. Read the new cumulative GPA and the change.

      Worked examples

      A 3.2 GPA over 60 credits plus a 3.8 semester of 15 credits

      New cumulative GPA
      3.32
      Change
      0.12
      Total credits
      75
      Total quality points
      249

      A 2.9 GPA over 45 credits plus a 3.5 semester of 16 credits

      New cumulative GPA
      3.06
      Total credits
      61
      Total quality points
      186.5

      Why GPA gets harder to move

      Each new term is averaged against everything before it, so the more credits you have, the less one semester shifts the total. A 4.0 term of 15 credits lifts a 3.0 to 3.50 after one earlier semester of 15 credits, but only to 3.14 after 90 credits.

      Repeated courses

      Many colleges replace the old grade when you retake a course. If yours does, subtract the old course’s credits and quality points from your current totals before adding the new term.

      Questions people ask

      How do I combine two GPAs?

      Weight each by its credits. A 3.2 over 60 credits and a 3.8 over 15 credits gives (192 + 57) ÷ 75 = 3.32 — not the simple average of 3.5.

      What GPA do I need this semester to reach a target?

      Needed term GPA = (target × total credits − current GPA × current credits) ÷ term credits. To move a 3.2 over 60 credits to 3.3 with 15 more credits you need (247.5 − 192) ÷ 15 = 3.7.

      Which credits should I enter?

      Only credits that carry a letter grade at your school. Pass/fail and most transfer credits do not affect GPA.

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