Final Grade Calculator

The score you need on the final exam to hit your target grade.

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The share of the overall grade the final counts for.
108.67%Score needed on the final
87.4%Best possible overall grade
Grade if you score zero
57.4%
Score to simply pass at 60%
8.67%

A 90% overall is not reachable: even a perfect final gives 87.4%.

Overall grade for each possible final score
Final exam scoreOverall grade
50% on the final72.4%
60% on the final75.4%
70% on the final78.4%
80% on the final81.4%
90% on the final84.4%
100% on the final87.4%

About the Final Grade Calculator

Before a final exam every student asks the same question: what do I actually need? The answer is a weighted average rearranged. Your existing coursework counts for whatever share the final does not, so the required score is the target minus your carried-forward points, divided by the weight of the final. This calculator does that rearrangement and also shows what happens at every plausible exam score.

Two results are worth checking before you panic or relax. The best possible overall grade tells you whether your target is even reachable, and the grade you keep with a zero tells you how much cushion you already have. If the required score comes out above 100 percent, aim at the next grade band down instead of burning a week on an impossible target.

How to use the Final Grade Calculator

  1. Enter your current grade in the course as a percentage.
  2. Enter the overall grade you are aiming for.
  3. Slide the weight to the share the final exam carries, then read the score you need.

Frequently asked questions

How do I work out what I need on my final?

Subtract your current grade times the coursework weight from your target, then divide by the final exam weight. With 82 percent carried at 70 percent weight and a 90 percent target, you need (90 - 57.4) / 0.3 = 108.7 percent, which is out of reach.

Where do I find my current grade?

Use the running percentage your course portal shows for work already graded. If some assignments are still outstanding, treat them as part of the final weight instead.

What if my course has several weighted components?

Combine everything already graded into one current percentage, and put the total weight of everything still to come into the final exam weight. The arithmetic is the same.

Can the required score be negative?

Yes, and it is good news: it means your carried grade alone already clears the target, so even a zero on the final would leave you above it.