Weighted GPA Calculator

Calculate weighted and unweighted GPA from your courses — grades, credits, and regular / honors / AP weighting. Click any i for detail.

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Course Grade Credits Weight Remove

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter each course name (optional), letter grade, and credits.
  2. Mark regular, honors (+0.5), or AP/IB (+1.0).
  3. Add or remove courses as needed.
  4. Read weighted GPA beside unweighted for comparison.

Results explained

The headline is weighted GPA on a 5.0-capable scale (AP/IB can reach 5.0). Unweighted uses a standard 4.0 letter map without boosts. Both are credit-weighted averages.

Quick reference: grade points

Default letter map used here (schools may differ).

GradePoints
A / A+4.0
A-3.7
B+3.3
B3.0
Honors boost+0.5 (cap 5.0)
AP/IB boost+1.0 (cap 5.0)

College admissions often recalculate on their own scale.

How the estimate is built

Weighted GPA = Σ((letter points + weight boost) × credits) ÷ Σ credits. Unweighted omits the boost. Boosted points are capped at 5.0 per course.

Example scenario

A regular A (4.0), AP B+ (3.3+1.0=4.3), honors A- (3.7+0.5=4.2), and regular B (3.0), each 1 credit → weighted points 15.5 → weighted GPA 3.875; unweighted 3.5.

FAQ

Does every school weight AP the same?

No. Some use +1.0, some +0.5, some a 100-point scale. Match your student handbook.

Semester vs year credits?

Stay consistent — if a full year is 1.0 credit at your school, enter 1.0; if each semester is 0.5, enter 0.5 per row.

Pass/fail courses?

Usually excluded from GPA. Leave them out of this list.