GPA Goal
Free GPA Goal calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About GPA Goal
Cumulative GPA is total grade points over total credits, so reaching a target means earning enough points on the remaining credits to lift the whole average. Solving that equation for the remaining GPA also reveals when a target has become arithmetically impossible.
Formulas
Points still needed
Points = target GPA x total credits - current GPA x credits completed
Required GPA
Required = points still needed / credits remaining
Worked example
With the default values below, GPA Goal returns GPA needed across remaining credits of 3.900. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Current cumulative GPAaccepts 0–5
- 3.1
- Credits completedminimum 0
- 60
- Target cumulative GPAaccepts 0–5
- 3.5
- Credits remainingminimum 1
- 60
- Maximum on the GPA scaleaccepts 1–10
- 4
Results
- GPA needed across remaining credits
- 3.900
- Best cumulative GPA still possible
- 3.550
- Grade points still to earn
- 234.00 points
- Feasibility
- Achievable within the scale
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Points still needed
- 3Required GPA
- 4GPA needed across remaining credits= 3.900
- 5Best cumulative GPA still possible= 3.550
- 6Grade points still to earn= 234.00 points
- 7Feasibility= Achievable within the scale
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, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 3 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
Why is my required GPA above 4.0?
Because the target cannot be reached with the credits you have left - the deficit is larger than perfect grades can recover. The maximum achievable figure shows the realistic ceiling.
Do retakes help?
Only if your institution replaces rather than averages the original grade. Where both count, a retake adds credits and points but dilutes the improvement.