Grade Needed to Pass Calculator

Find out what grade you need on your remaining assessments or final exam to achieve your desired passing grade in a course.

Percentage of the total course grade already graded (e.g. 70 means 70% of the course is done).
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Formula

The final course grade is a weighted average of completed and remaining work:

Final Grade = (W1 × G1) + (W2 × G2)

Solving for the required grade on remaining work (G2):

G2 = (Desired Grade − W1 × Current Grade) ÷ W2

  • W1 = Weight of completed work (as a decimal, e.g. 0.70 for 70%)
  • W2 = Weight of remaining work = 1 − W1
  • G1 = Current grade on completed work (as a decimal)
  • G2 = Required grade on remaining work (as a decimal)

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