Cumulative GPA Calculator
Track your cumulative GPA across all semesters. Add courses by grade and credit hours, see your current GPA, and use the "What GPA do I need?" tool to plan ahead.
Course Name
Credits
Grade
Previous GPA (optional)
What grade do I need? (optional)
How to use Cumulative GPA Calculator
The cumulative GPA calculator combines your current semester grades with your historical GPA and credits to compute your running overall GPA. It also includes a "What grade do I need?" planner: enter your target GPA and future credits planned to see the average GPA you must earn to reach your goal. Supports both 4.0 and 10.0 grading scales.
- Add courses for the current semester (name, grade, credits).
- Optionally enter your previous cumulative GPA and credits completed.
- Click Calculate GPA to see semester GPA, cumulative GPA and letter equivalent.
- Use the goal planner: enter a target GPA and future credits to find the needed average.
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Combining semester and cumulative GPA
Cumulative GPA = (previous quality points + current quality points) ÷ (previous credits + current credits). This means a single poor semester has less impact as total credits grow. Conversely, recovering from a low GPA early in a degree is far easier than late — because fewer future credits are available to dilute the low early grades.
Using the goal planner strategically
To raise a GPA of 2.8 to 3.0 with 60 credits completed over the next 30 credits, the required GPA is: (3.0 × 90 − 2.8 × 60) / 30 = (270 − 168) / 30 = 3.4. This models the mathematical recovery path. If the required GPA exceeds the scale maximum (4.0), the target is mathematically impossible in the specified number of credits.
Glossary
- Cumulative GPA
- GPA calculated across all completed semesters and courses.
- Semester GPA
- GPA calculated only for courses taken in a single term.
- Quality points
- The product of grade points and credit hours for each course.
- Academic probation
- A warning status triggered when cumulative GPA falls below the institution's minimum threshold.
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Why use Cumulative GPA Calculator?
- Clear explanations alongside every calculation
- Covers common academic tools: GPA, citations, grade conversion
- Works on any device without installation
- Designed for both students and educators
Common use cases
- Calculate your current GPA or predict your semester GPA
- Convert grades between grading systems
- Generate properly formatted APA or MLA citations
- Calculate reading time for an essay
- Convert between different grading scales for international students
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