GPA Help Center

GPA (Grade Point Average) usually refers to your average for a single term or semester. CGPA (Cumulative GPA) is the running average across every term you've completed. Use the GPA Calculator for one term and the CGPA Calculator to combine multiple semesters.

Unweighted GPA treats every course the same regardless of difficulty (A = 4.0 in any class). Weighted GPA adds extra points for honors, AP, or IB courses (an A might count as 5.0), which is why weighted GPAs can exceed 4.0. Check with your school on which scale your official transcript uses.

This varies by institution, but a cumulative GPA below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is the most common threshold in the US. Check your school's academic standing policy — some set the bar higher for specific programs.

It depends on how many credits you've already completed — the more credits in your history, the more new credit-hours of high grades it takes to move the average meaningfully. The GPA Improvement Planner calculates the exact number for your situation.

Yes — use the Global GPA Converter, which supports 30+ national and university grading scales in both directions, with a printable PDF report for applications.

One low grade has less impact than most students fear, especially once you have several semesters of credits. A single course is only one factor among all your credit hours — model it in the GPA Calculator to see the actual effect on your average.