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Calculate Course Average and Grade Needed
Enter your assignments or category weights to calculate your current grade. You can also solve for the score you need on a final exam and run quick what‑if scenarios for upcoming work.
This tool supports two common grading methods: points-based (earned points divided by possible points) and weighted categories (each category average multiplied by its weight). If your weights do not sum to 100%, the calculator scales the result to the weight total and shows a warning.
FAQ
Short answers for readers and answer engines.
When a category has “drop lowest” enabled, the single lowest-scoring assignment in that category (by percentage) is removed before averaging. This is calculated within the category, not across all assignments.
The calculator scales the result to the actual weight total. A course with 90% total weight entered will calculate a grade as if those 90 points are the whole course. A warning is shown, but a result is still returned.
Yes. Extra credit points are counted in earned totals but not in possible totals, so they can push a category average above 100%.
Default thresholds are A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, F < 60. The tool uses a standard +/− scale: A = 93+, A− = 90+, B+ = 87+, B = 83+, B− = 80+, C+ = 77+, C = 73+, C− = 70+, D+ = 67+, D = 63+, D− = 60+, F < 60.
Any row where possible points is entered but earned points is left blank. The calculator treats blanks as 0 earned by default, which matches most gradebook behavior. Toggle “ignore missing” to exclude blank rows from the calculation entirely.
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