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Your semester GPA, weighted the way registrars do it.
A 4-credit chemistry class moves your GPA four times as much as a 1-credit elective, which is why simple grade averages are wrong. This calculator computes your weighted GPA the way registrars do: each course grade (on the 4.0 scale) multiplied by its credit hours, summed, and divided by total credits. Add as many courses as your semester holds.
Students use this mid-semester to see where they stand, before registration to plan what grades they need, and when applying to programs with GPA cutoffs. The credit weighting is the point: a 4-credit class moves your GPA four times as much as a 1-credit one, and mental math always gets that wrong.
Unweighted GPA treats all grades equally; this calculator weights by credit hours (the college standard). Separately, some high schools also weight by course difficulty (AP = 5.0 scale) — that is a different system, defined by each school.
Common thresholds: 3.0 for most graduate programs, 3.5+ for competitive ones and many merit scholarships, 3.7+ for top-tier programs. Run your current courses here and test scenarios before the semester ends, not after.
Yes — enter your completed courses, then experiment with different grades for the outstanding course to see how each outcome moves your GPA.