GPA guides & academic planning

Your detailed guide to GPA conversion. Learn how to use charts and tools for percentage, 12-point, and weighted 5.0 scales to accurately calculate and plan your academic future.

Explore our complete guide to converting the 12-point GPA scale to the standard 4.0 scale. Includes a detailed chart, a simple formula, and tips for accurate calculations.

Learn how to convert your percentage grades to the standard 4.0 GPA scale. This guide covers unweighted and weighted GPA, honors/AP credits, and common calculation mistakes.

Comparing your grades in core classes versus elective classes reveals your performance across subjects and helps you create a better plan for academic success.

Compare current and proposed degree requirements, then model GPA scenarios without treating hypothetical grades or graduation timing as a prediction.

Explore why STEM majors often have lower average GPAs than non-STEM fields. This guide covers the reasons for the GPA gap, how employers view it, and what tools you can use to manage your grades.

Learn how to sort courses manually by department code (for example, CS or MATH) and calculate a clearly labeled major GPA for an application.

Build a simple term-by-term GPA line graph in a spreadsheet, label the scale, and separate recorded results from hypothetical scenarios.

Shows how to test future-grade scenarios against a published fixed threshold while keeping non-GPA eligibility rules visible.

Export and re-import the calculator’s versioned JSON format, understand its limits, and verify semester labels and policy-sensitive courses after import.

Learn how an incomplete ("I") grade impacts your GPA. This guide shows you how to use a scenario planner to project different outcomes, helping you make strategic decisions and stay in control of your academic standing.

Compare hypothetical online-course grade scenarios while keeping course format, withdrawal rules, and GPA policy separate from the calculation.