Degree Completion
Free Degree Completion calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Degree Completion
Counts modules rather than credits, which is how most taught degrees are actually structured, and adds the dissertation or capstone semesters that sit outside the normal teaching load. Rounding up to whole semesters reflects that you cannot graduate mid-term.
Formulas
Teaching semesters
Semesters = ceil(modules remaining / modules per semester)
Years remaining
Years = (teaching semesters + dissertation semesters) / semesters per year
Worked example
With the default values below, Degree Completion returns Semesters left to graduate of 4. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Modules in the degreeaccepts 1–200
- 24
- Modules passedaccepts 0–200
- 14
- Modules per semesteraccepts 1–12
- 4
- Semesters per yearaccepts 1–4
- 2
- Extra semesters for the dissertationaccepts 0–4
- 1
Results
- Semesters left to graduate
- 4 semesters
- Modules still to pass
- 10 modules
- Years left at this pace
- 2.00 years
- Degree completed
- 58.3% %
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Teaching semesters
- 3Years remaining
- 4Semesters left to graduate= 4 semesters
- 5Modules still to pass= 10 modules
- 6Years left at this pace= 2.00 years
- 7Degree completed= 58.3 %
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 5 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or fees or charges into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if some modules are prerequisites for others?
Sequencing can add semesters beyond the arithmetic. Check the module map - a single prerequisite chain late in the programme often sets the real completion date.
Can I count a partially completed module?
No. Enter only modules with a confirmed pass, since a resit shifts the timeline by a full assessment cycle.