Semester GPA explained
Your semester GPA is the credit-weighted average of every course you took that term. No history, no future, just this term.
Schools report it alongside your cumulative GPA on the transcript. Some scholarships and academic programs use semester GPA rather than cumulative for renewal decisions.
What counts in a semester GPA
- Letter-graded courses: all included, weighted by credits.
- Withdrawn (W):excluded. The W appears on your transcript but doesn't affect GPA.
- Pass/Fail (P, NP): excluded from GPA. Credits still award.
- Incomplete (I): excluded until a final grade replaces it.
What you need on your final
To work out what grade you need on a final to hit a specific semester GPA, you need your current in-progress grade and the final's weight in the course. Use /final-grade for that.