UT Austin GPA calculator: credits, grades and CR

Calculate a semester or combine it with previous work

Enter credit hours and a grade for each course. An F contributes zero grade points and still contributes its graded hours. A credit-only or excluded symbol contributes neither to this calculator’s GPA denominator.

For a cumulative estimate, enter both the previous GPA and the previous GPA-counted hours. Use the same scope for the two inputs. Total earned degree hours can include credit that was excluded from the GPA; it is not automatically the correct previous-hours figure.

A seven-hour example, worked line by line

Consider this illustrative semester: three hours of A, three hours of B+ and one hour of B. The grade points are 12.00, 9.99 and 3.00. Their sum is 24.99; dividing by seven included hours gives 3.570.

CR and F change different parts of the calculation

Add a three-hour CR course to the example. The GPA calculation remains 24.99 divided by seven, because the CR course is excluded. It may still matter for degree credit; that is a separate question for the degree audit.

Instead add three hours of F. The numerator stays 24.99, while included hours rise to ten, producing 2.499. An F is a letter grade worth zero points; removing its hours would overstate the result.

The catalog’s undergraduate exclusions include I, Q, W, X, S, U and CR. Do not use one of those symbols as a convenient substitute for a letter grade you expect to receive. Included work and excluded symbols

Combine grade points, not the two displayed GPAs

Suppose the previous record has 60 GPA-counted hours at 3.25. That implies 195 grade points from those inputs. Add the example semester’s 24.99 points and seven hours: 219.99 divided by 67 gives approximately 3.283.

A simple average of 3.25 and 3.570 gives each period equal weight even though one contains far more hours. The cumulative calculation must preserve those weights.

If the previous GPA was already rounded, the reconstructed grade-point total is approximate. Carrying extra display decimals in this tool does not recover precision that was missing from the input. Do not combine overlapping periods or add a semester that is already included in the previous total.

Use the correct GPA for the decision

This tool is scoped to the undergraduate University GPA method. UT publishes separate graduate rules, and an admission or professional-school calculation can have a different scope. Use the registrar’s official calculator and the relevant academic office for official questions.

A grade scenario also does not establish eligibility for a major, scholarship or academic status. Those decisions can involve additional requirements and their own published rules.

The degree-audit guide addresses how coursework applies to a degree. The registration guide addresses obtaining the intended classes. Keep those tasks alongside the grade calculation instead of asking one number to settle all three.