Semester Grade Calculator
Calculate your overall semester grade from course grades and credits or weights.
Courses / Subjects
Enter each course grade and its credit value. Blank rows are ignored.
Semester Grade Results
This calculator uses a credit-weighted semester average. Official semester grades may differ if your school uses grade curves, minimum exam requirements, dropped scores, pass/fail subjects, repeated-course rules, or a different grading policy.
Use this Semester Grade Calculator to estimate your overall semester grade from course percentages and their credit values or weights.
Semester Grade Formula
For each course:
Weighted points = course grade × course credits
Then calculate:
Semester grade = total weighted points ÷ total credits
A course with more credits therefore has a greater effect on the semester result than a course with fewer credits.
If you enter a passing or target grade, the calculator also compares your calculated semester grade with that target.
Example
Suppose you completed four courses:
- 85% × 3 credits = 255
- 78% × 4 credits = 312
- 92% × 2 credits = 184
- 74% × 3 credits = 222
Total weighted points = 255 + 312 + 184 + 222 = 973
Total credits = 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 12
Semester grade = 973 ÷ 12 ≈ 81.08%
The estimated semester grade is 81.08%.
Important Notes
- Enter each course grade as a percentage and use the correct credit or weight value.
- Do not use a simple average when courses have different credit values.
- Grade bands and passing percentages vary between schools, universities, and courses.
- Curves, dropped scores, repeated courses, pass/fail subjects, minimum exam requirements, and rounding rules may change the official result.
- Your institution’s official gradebook or transcript takes priority over this estimate.