How UIUC GPA Is Calculated

See how course credits, grade values, grade points, and GPA credits combine to calculate a UIUC term GPA.

Diagram showing how course credits and grade values produce grade points and how total grade points divided by GPA credits produces term GPA.
Multiply each course's credit hours by its grade value, add the grade points, then divide by total graded GPA credits.

How UIUC GPA is calculated

For each graded course, multiply the course credit hours by the grade-point value of the letter grade.

`grade points = credit hours × grade value`

For example:

`3 credits × 3.33 grade points = 9.99 grade points`

Add the grade points from all graded courses to get total term grade points.

Then divide total grade points by total GPA credits:

`Term GPA = Total Grade Points ÷ Total GPA Credits`

For example:

CourseCreditsGradeGrade Points
Course 14A (4.00)16.00
Course 23A- (3.67)11.01
Course 33B+ (3.33)9.99

Total credits: 10. Total grade points: 36.99.

Term GPA: 36.99 ÷ 10 = 3.699

The UIUC GPA Calculator performs these calculations automatically for up to six courses.

To project a cumulative GPA, the calculator also combines your existing grade points (current GPA credits × current cumulative GPA) with the new term grade points, then divides by the combined GPA credits.

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