Grade Calculator

Used when entering points earned out of points possible.
In wrong-answer mode this is the number of questions on the test.
Used only in wrong-answer mode.
One item per line as "Name: score, weight". The weight may be a percentage of the course, a point value, or anything proportional. A score may be written 88, 88% or 44/50. Leave the weight off for an item that counts once. In average mode every weight is taken as 1.
Answer-key mode: the marks each correct question is worth.
Answer-key mode: marks deducted for each wrong answer. Take this from the official notification for your exam - it is not the same for every paper.
Answer-key mode: unattempted questions score nothing and are not penalised.
Answer-key mode: extra marks for partly correct answers, added after the negative marking.
Percentage points added to the raw score before the letter is assigned.
Letter:minimum percent pairs, e.g. "A:93, A-:90, B+:87, B:83, F:0".
The rounded percentage is what the letter grade is assigned from, matching gradebook practice.
Score
84.00 %
Test Grade Calculator
Letter grade
B
Grade points (4.0 scale)
3.00
Points earned
42
Points possible
50
Points lost
8
Score before the curve
84.0000 %
Passing?
Yes
Grading scale used
10-point scale with plus/minus
Worked out from University of California - Admissions, GPA requirement: how to calculate your UC GPA and 5 other sources.

How this is worked out

4 steps
  1. Points earned = 42 of 50 possible
  2. Percentage = 42 / 50 x 100 = 84%
  3. Rounded to 2 decimal place(s): 84%
  4. On the 10-point scale with plus/minus, 84% is a B.
Score needed for each gradetable
letterminPercentminPoints
A+9748.5
A9346.5
A-9045
B+8743.5
B8341.5
B-8040
C+7738.5
C7336.5
C-7035
D+6733.5
D6331.5
D-6030
F00

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