Weighted GPA Calculator

Start with the normal 4.0 points for each grade, then add a bonus for harder course levels — commonly +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP or IB. An A in an AP course is then worth 5.0 instead of 4.0, and a B+ in Honors is worth 3.8 instead of 3.3. Multiply by credits and average as usual. An F earns no bonus at any level, which is why a failed AP course hurts exactly like a failed regular one.

Yes — that is the point of it. A student taking several AP courses and earning A's can hold a weighted GPA of 4.3, 4.6 or higher, while their unweighted GPA can never pass 4.0. Neither number is 'the real one': they answer different questions, which is why this page always shows both together.

No. The +0.5 / +1.0 pattern is the most common, but some schools weight AP at +0.5 too, some cap weighted points at 4.5 or 5.0, some weight only certain subjects, and some do not weight at all. The bonus boxes above are editable for exactly this reason — set them to your school's policy (it is usually in the student handbook) before trusting the number.

Both, in different ways. Admissions offices usually recalculate an unweighted GPA from your transcript so applicants from different schools can be compared — but they also look at course rigour separately, and a transcript full of AP and Honors courses with B's often reads stronger than easy A's. Your weighted GPA matters most inside your own school: class rank and honours cutoffs are often based on it.

It only makes sense next to your school's scale and your course load. On a 5.0-capable scale, a weighted 4.0+ means you are earning A's and B's in advanced courses — strong at most schools. Comparing weighted GPAs between schools is meaningless, though: different bonuses, different caps. Compare against your own school's honours thresholds instead.