Enter each category's score and weight from your syllabus. Get your current grade, your letter grade, and the average you need on everything that's left. Works for any class, any LMS.
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Weighted: work is grouped into categories (Homework 20%, Exams 50%…). Each category's percentage is multiplied by its weight. A 100% on a small-weight quiz moves your grade far less than the same score on a heavily weighted exam.
Total points: no categories — every point counts the same. Your grade is simply total earned ÷ total possible × 100. To use this calculator for a points course, use one category at 100% weight.
Check your syllabus: if it lists percentages next to categories, you're weighted. If it lists point totals (e.g. "1,000 points for the course"), you're on total points.
Homework 85% × 20% = 17.0 · Midterm 78% × 30% = 23.4 · Final 91% × 50% = 45.5 → 85.9% — a B. Notice the final alone contributes more than homework and midterm combined would at half weight — that's the whole point of weighting, and why your study time should chase weight, not points.
Multiply each category's percentage by its weight (as a decimal), then add: 85×0.20 + 78×0.30 + 91×0.50 = 85.9%.
My weights don't add up to 100%. Is that wrong?Mid-term it's normal — some categories may not exist yet. The calculator normalizes using the weights of graded categories for your current grade, and warns you about the total.
Can a category score be over 100%?Yes — extra credit can push a category above 100, and the calculator accepts it.