Final Grade / Required Score Calculator

Education Calculators

Enter your current grade and the final exam's weight, then solve for either your final grade or the score you need.

Final grade

Final grade = (current grade × pre-exam weight) + (exam score × exam weight).

Worked Example — Final Grade mode

Current grade 82% · Final exam worth 40% · Exam score 90%Final Grade = 85.20%

Worked Example — Required Score mode

Current grade 80% · Final exam worth 40% · Target grade 85%Required Score = 92.50%

Frequently Asked Questions

Switch to "Required Score" mode and enter your current grade, the final exam's weight, and your target overall grade — it solves backwards for the exact score you'd need.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Check your syllabus for the actual exam weight. "Final Grade" and "Required Score" mode both depend entirely on how much the final counts — a wrong weight throws off the whole result.
  • A required score above 100% means the target isn't reachable. That's not a bug — it means even a perfect final exam score wouldn't get you to that target grade, given your current grade and the exam's weight.

References

  • Standard weighted-average grading convention

Last reviewed July 2026

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