How is GPA calculated from a transcript?

Each grade is converted to grade points on the 4.0 scale, multiplied by the course's credit hours, and summed. Dividing the total grade points by the total credit hours gives the credit-weighted cumulative GPA.

Which letter grades are supported?

The standard A through F scale with plus and minus modifiers: A is 4.0, A- is 3.7, B+ is 3.3, B is 3.0, and so on down to F at 0.0. An A+ is treated as 4.0 since most US schools cap GPA at 4.0.

Why weight by credit hours?

A 4-credit course should influence your GPA more than a 1-credit course. Multiplying each grade point by its credit hours before averaging gives the correct credit-weighted GPA that your registrar uses.

What format should each line use?

Put the grade first, then the credit hours, separated by a space or comma, like 'A- 3' or 'C+, 4'. Lines the tool cannot parse are skipped and listed so you can fix them.

Are pass/fail courses included?

No. Pass/fail and credit/no-credit courses do not carry grade points and are excluded from GPA at most schools. Leave them out of your list, or the tool will skip any grade it does not recognize.

Transcript GPA Quick Calculator

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When you just need a fast GPA from a list of grades, this calculator does it without forcing you into a row-by-row form. Paste your courses as a grade and a credit count per line and it returns your credit-weighted cumulative GPA on the standard 4.0 scale.

How it works

Each line is parsed into a letter grade and a credit value. The letter maps to a grade point, which is then weighted by credits:

A  = 4.0   A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3   B  = 3.0   B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3   C  = 2.0   C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3   D  = 1.0   D- = 0.7
F  = 0.0

GPA = sum(grade point * credits) / sum(credits)

Lines that do not contain a recognizable grade and a number are skipped and shown back to you so you can correct typos.

Example and tips

Three courses — A 3, B+ 4, A- 3 — give grade points of 12.0, 13.2, and 11.1 over 10 credits, for a GPA of 3.63. Use a consistent separator (space or comma), and remember to leave out pass/fail courses since they carry no grade points. If a course was repeated, include only the grade your school counts toward GPA.