Final grade and exam calculator

What grade do I need on my final?

Enter your current grade, target grade, and final exam weight to see the score you need.

What you need on the final

How the final grade calculator works

This final exam calculator answers one question: what score do you need on the final exam? It uses your current grade, your target grade, and the exam weight as a percent of the course. The rest of the course is treated as already earned. The same formula works for a midterm if that exam has a course weight. It does not calculate GPA and it does not average your tests.

How to use the calculator

  1. Enter your current grade.
  2. Enter the course grade you want.
  3. Enter the final exam weight, for example 30 if the final is 30% of the course.
  4. Calculate. The number you get is the required exam score, not a GPA.

Worked example

Suppose your current grade is 78, you want an 80, and the final is worth 30%. The live calculator result is 84.7%. That is the score required on the final exam to finish with an 80% course grade when 30% of the course is still ahead.

Understanding your result

If the required score is at or below 100%, the target is still possible under the weights you entered. If it is above 100%, that target is not possible with that current grade and exam weight. After you know the course grade, use the GPA calculator. To average scores you already have, use the grade average calculator. If you still have material to cover, plan hours with the study calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Enter your current grade, the passing target your syllabus uses, and the final exam weight. The result is the exam score required to finish at that target. It is not a GPA and it is not a promise from your school.

Use the same three fields and set the target to your A cutoff, often 90. The calculator returns the exam score that reaches that target under the weight you entered.

A heavier final means more of the course is still ahead. If the final is 30 percent, 70 percent of the grade is already earned. If it is 50 percent, half the course still depends on the exam, so the required score moves more when your current grade is far from the target.

The live tool still shows that number. A current 70, a target of 95, and a 20 percent final produces 195.0 here. That target is not possible with those weights. This page does not change the formula; it reports the required score even when it is above 100%.

No. This is a final exam calculator. After you know the course grade, use the GPA calculator. To average tests you already have, use the grade average calculator.

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