GPA Raise Calculator

It uses the standard quality-points method. Your current quality points equal your current GPA times your completed credits. To find the GPA you need in future credits, it solves (target GPA times total credits, minus current quality points) divided by remaining credits. The result is the average grade points you must earn across the credits you still plan to take.

Not always. Because the highest unweighted grade is an A at 4.0, the more credits you have already completed, the harder it is to move your cumulative GPA. If the required future average comes out above 4.0, the target is not reachable within your remaining credits, and the calculator flags it as out of reach. Adding more remaining credits or lowering the target makes it reachable again.

It is the number of credit hours of A grades (4.0) you would need to lift your GPA to the target, independent of how many credits you currently plan to take. It solves (target GPA times current credits, minus current quality points) divided by (4.0 minus target GPA). A target of exactly 4.0 cannot be reached this way once you are below it, so that case is shown as not possible.

It uses the standard US unweighted 4.0 scale, where an A is 4.0 and the achievable ceiling for future grades. You can enter a weighted high-school GPA up to 5.0 as your current or target value, but the calculator still treats an A (4.0) as the best grade you can earn going forward, since future work cannot exceed the grades available to you.

Enter every credit hour that already factors into your cumulative GPA. Pass or fail and withdrawal credits that carry no grade points should not be included, because they do not affect the GPA average. Remaining credits is the total you still plan to take, such as a semester or the rest of your degree.

It is an estimate based on the numbers you enter. Real outcomes depend on the exact credit weight of each course, your school's specific grade-point values, and how repeated or replaced courses are handled. Use it to plan a realistic target and to see how many strong grades it takes, then confirm the details with your registrar or academic advisor.