Semester Grade Calculator
Your semester grade is not one test — it is every category in your syllabus, weighted. Copy the categories from your syllabus, add your scores, and see your grade so far, the letter it is tracking toward, and how many points of your grade are already banked.
Copy the categories and weights from your syllabus, then add your score in each. Leave a category's score blank if you have not taken it yet — your standing is worked out from the work you have done.
Your semester grade so far
87.6% (B+)
Based on the 80% of your grade entered so far.
Points already banked
70.1%
of your final course grade is already decided.
Worked example
The pre-filled syllabus: Homework 20% at 94, Quizzes 15% at 86, Tests 35% at 81, Participation 10% at 100, and a Final exam worth 20% that has not happened yet. The finished categories contribute 18.8 + 12.9 + 28.35 + 10 = about 70 points of the course grade already banked. Across the 80% of the grade that exists so far, that is a standing of 87.6% — a B+.
Two lessons hide in that example. First, tests at 35% are doing more damage at 81 than homework at 20% can repair at 94 — effort follows weight. Second, with 70 points banked and 20 still to play for, the final can move this grade between 70% and 90% — which is exactly the range the final grade calculator explores when you are ready to ask what score you need. When the semester ends, feed the letter grade into the GPA calculator with your other courses.
Prefer a spreadsheet? Take the template
These free templates are made by SemesterGrade and use exactly the formulas printed on our methodology page. They work in Excel, and in Google Sheets too — just open the file in Sheets (File → Import) and it is yours.
The planner works out the score you need on each final; the tracker keeps a running semester-by-semester GPA record. No sign-up, no email — just the file.
Frequently asked questions
How is my semester grade calculated?+
Your syllabus splits the course grade into categories — homework, quizzes, tests, participation, a final — each with a weight. Your semester grade is the weighted average: multiply each category score by its weight, add the products, and divide by the total weight. An 81% in a category worth 35% moves your grade far more than an 81% in one worth 10%.
My categories don't add up to 100%. Is that a problem?+
It usually means a category is missing — a final exam, a project, or a lab section is the usual suspect. The calculator flags it when your weights total something other than 100%. If the missing piece simply has not happened yet, that is fine: enter its weight, leave its score blank, and your standing is worked out from the categories you have scores in.
How is this different from the final grade calculator?+
This tool builds your grade from the pieces — every category in your syllabus — and tells you where you stand right now. The final grade calculator starts from that standing (one current-grade number) and answers a narrower question: what score do I need on the final? Students often use this one mid-semester and the final grade calculator in the last two weeks.
Should I include the final exam as a category here?+
Yes, if your syllabus lists it as one — most do. Give it its weight and leave the score blank until you have taken it. Your 'points banked' figure then shows how much of your course grade is already decided before the final, which is the number that tells you how much risk is left in the term.
What is a good semester grade?+
In percentage terms, most US schools map 90%+ to an A, the 80s to a B, the 70s to a C. Whether a B semester is 'good' depends on your goals — it lifts a 2.8 GPA and lowers a 3.6 one. Once you have your semester grade as a letter, the GPA calculator shows what it does to your overall average.
My teacher grades on total points, not categories. Can I still use this?+
Yes — convert points to weights. If the course is 1,000 points total and tests are 400 of them, tests weigh 40%. Your category score is the percentage of that category's points you have earned so far (points earned ÷ points possible). Enter those and the weighted average is the same maths your teacher's gradebook is doing.
All grade & GPA calculators
Final Grade Calculator
Enter your current grade, your final's weight and the grade you want — see the exact score you need on the final exam.
GPA Calculator
Add your courses, credits and grades to get your semester and cumulative GPA on the standard 4.0 scale, weighted or unweighted.
Cumulative GPA Calculator
Combine past semesters with this term's grades to see your new cumulative GPA — and what it takes to move it.
Weighted GPA Calculator
Honors and AP courses counted with their bonus points, shown side by side with your unweighted GPA.
High School GPA Calculator
A GPA calculator built for high school: weighted AP and Honors points up front, plus the unweighted number colleges also see.