Prior GPA, current term, target planning
Use this cumulative GPA calculator to combine prior GPA credits with current courses, see your GPA change, check the GPA needed for a target, and parse transcript text, PDFs, screenshots, or images locally before importing rows.
Enter previous cumulative GPA once, then add only the courses you want included from the current or planned terms.
Paste text, choose a PDF, or run OCR on an image. File reading and parsing happen in your browser, and you review the preview before importing rows.
No rejected lines.
Formula
Cumulative GPA is a credit-weighted average across every counted GPA credit. Enter your prior cumulative GPA and prior credits when you already have a transcript value, then add only the new courses you want to test.
Quality points
GradeCal multiplies prior GPA by prior credits, adds the quality points from the current term, and divides by total credits. This is the same cumulative GPA by semester idea used by many college planning tools.
Avoid double counting
If your prior GPA and prior credits already include older terms, do not also enter those same older courses as current rows. Add only the semester, quarter, or planned classes that are not already included.
Local parser
The default parser is designed to reduce typing, not to replace an official transcript import. It can read pasted text, extract text from PDFs, or run OCR on screenshots and scanned images, then waits for you to import the preview.
Default parser
Common lines such as Biology A 3, History 92 4, Calculus 3.7 4, and Lab 45/50 1 can become editable current-term rows. PDF.js handles text-based PDFs, while Tesseract.js handles screenshots and scanned images locally in the browser.
Advanced beta
Local AI cleanup can help organize messy copied text when the browser provides a local language model. It is optional, may be slow, and the result still goes through the same preview before import.
Planning
After the calculator finds your new cumulative GPA, the target planner estimates the average GPA needed over future credits to reach a goal. It flags goals that are above the active GPA scale cap.
Decision support
The result panel shows prior GPA, current-term GPA, new cumulative GPA, total credits, and change from prior. The compact trend chart makes the direction of the cumulative GPA visible without adding a chart dependency.
Limits
The target planner only solves the credit-weighted GPA math. It does not predict admissions, scholarships, class rank, probation rules, or institution-specific transcript policies.
Scenarios
The cumulative GPA calculator college workflow usually starts with a 4.0-scale transcript GPA and completed GPA credits. Other systems can still be estimated when you match the settings to your school's published rules.
High school
High school students can use prior GPA and credits here, but the high school GPA calculator has a focused Weighted switch and dual-enrollment boost controls.
General GPA
Need a broader course-row calculator with multiple semesters and mixed grade formats? Use the GPA calculator or return to the GradeCal grade calculator.
FAQ
Multiply each GPA by its credits, add the quality points together, then divide by total GPA credits. This cumulative GPA calculator does that with your prior GPA credits and the current courses you enter.
Enter the GPA and credits already on your transcript, then add the current semester's courses. For older semesters, use either prior GPA and credits or manual course rows, but do not count the same credits twice.
Yes. Standard 4.0 is the default setting for most college planning estimates. Change the scale only if your school uses A+ as 4.3 or a weighted policy.
You can paste simple local text lines such as Biology A 3 or History 92 4. The parser runs in your browser and shows a preview before import; it is not an official transcript import.
Yes. PDF text extraction and image OCR run locally in your browser. Scanned PDFs are treated like images, so OCR quality depends on the screenshot or scan clarity.
Local AI cleanup is an optional advanced feature that uses a browser-provided local language model when available. It tries to organize messy transcript text into preview rows, but the default parser still works without it.
Yes for planning, especially when you already know prior GPA and credits. For course-level boosts, use the high school GPA calculator and confirm your school's weighted GPA policy.
Yes. Percent grades use the active GPA scale's percentage bands. Schools can convert percentages differently, so treat percentage-to-GPA results as planning estimates.
It can be either. Cumulative GPA means the average across all counted GPA credits. Whether it is weighted or unweighted depends on your school's grade-point rules.
No. GradeCal is an unofficial planning calculator. Official cumulative GPA depends on your school's rules for repeats, pass/fail classes, withdrawals, transfer credit, and transcript policy.