Find the exact score you need on your final exam to hit your target course grade — honest answers, even when a target is out of reach. Runs entirely in your browser — your numbers never leave this device.
Every point on the final moves your course grade by 0.4 points, because the final is worth 40% of the course.
| If you score on the final | Your course grade |
|---|---|
| 0% | 52.8% |
| 50% | 72.8% |
| 60% | 76.8% |
| 70% | 80.8% |
| 80% | 84.8% |
| 90% | 88.8% |
| 100% | 92.8% |
Your course grade is a weighted blend of the work already done and the final exam still to come. If the final is worth a fraction w of the grade, then the work so far fills the remaining (1 − w). The calculator rearranges that blend to solve for the one unknown: the final exam score that makes the overall grade exactly equal your target.
Enter your current grade as the average on everything except the final, and check the final's weight in your syllabus — 20%, 30%, and 40% are the most common. A heavier final means your current grade matters less and the required score sits closer to your target; a light final means your current grade mostly decides the outcome before you walk in.
Honesty matters here: if the required score comes out above 100%, the target cannot be reached even with a perfect final, and this calculator says so plainly instead of showing a fantasy number. Likewise, if it comes out at or below 0%, your target is already secured. Use those answers to pick a realistic target and aim your revision where it counts.
That means the target grade is mathematically out of reach, even with a perfect final exam score. It is better to know that now than during the exam. Lower the target in the calculator to find the best grade that is still achievable, and focus your effort on securing that instead.
Congratulations — your target is already locked in by the work you have completed. Even a zero on the final would leave your overall grade at or above the target. You still need to sit the exam in most courses, and a strong score could lift you to the next grade band, but the pressure is off.
Your current grade is your weighted average on all work except the final, usually shown in your course portal. The final's weight is in your syllabus grading breakdown. If the portal average includes categories weighted differently from the syllabus, calculate your standing with the Grade Calculator first, then enter it here.
Yes. This calculator runs 100% in your browser and stores nothing — your current grade, target, and exam weight never leave your device and are not saved or shared. Close the tab and every trace of the calculation is gone.
Yes. The maths only cares about the weight of the remaining assessment, not its format. Enter the project's weight from your syllabus in place of the exam weight and the required score is exactly the percentage you need on that project to reach your target.
Without. Your current grade must be your average over the completed portion of the course only, because the formula applies the completed weight (1 − final weight) to it. If your portal shows an overall figure that already counts the final as a zero, it will understate your standing and inflate the required score.
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