Enter your graduate courses, credit hours, and letter grades to calculate your Graduate School GPA. Optionally include your current cumulative GPA and existing credits to get an updated overall GPA. Results show your semester GPA, cumulative GPA, and a grade-point breakdown — perfect for tracking academic standing in your master's or doctoral program.
Semester GPA
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Cumulative GPA
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Semester Credit Hours
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Total Credit Hours
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Academic Standing
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Most graduate programs use a 4.0 scale, where an A equals 4.0, A- equals 3.7, B+ equals 3.3, B equals 3.0, and so on. Unlike undergraduate programs, many graduate schools consider a B (3.0) to be the minimum acceptable grade, and anything below may put you on academic probation.
Most graduate programs require a minimum GPA of 3.0 to remain in good academic standing. A GPA of 3.5 or above is generally considered strong and may be required for certain fellowships, assistantships, or competitive doctoral programs. Always check your specific program's requirements.
Graduate GPA is calculated by multiplying each course's grade points by its credit hours to get quality points, summing all quality points, then dividing by total credit hours. For example, an A (4.0) in a 3-credit course contributes 12 quality points. The final GPA is the total quality points divided by total credits.
No — your graduate school GPA is calculated separately from your undergraduate GPA. However, your undergraduate GPA was likely a factor in your admissions decision. Once enrolled, only graduate-level coursework contributes to your graduate GPA.
Most graduate programs place students on academic probation if their GPA drops below 3.0. Depending on your program's policies, you may have a limited number of semesters to raise your GPA back above the minimum, or you may face dismissal from the program.
Yes — enter your transfer GPA and total transfer credit hours in the 'Current Cumulative GPA' and 'Current Credit Hours Completed' fields. The calculator will then combine those with your new semester courses to produce an updated cumulative GPA.
Many graduate programs do use plus/minus grading (e.g., A-, B+), though policies vary by institution. This calculator supports the full plus/minus scale from A (4.0) down to F (0.0). Check with your program's registrar for the exact grade point values used at your institution.
This calculator supports up to 5 courses per semester. For each course, simply enter the credit hours and select the grade. If a course slot is left at 0 credit hours, it will be excluded from the calculation automatically.