Enter the points you earned and the total possible to get your assignment percentage, letter grade, and GPA equivalent — instantly.
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The Assignment Grade Calculator converts your raw score (points earned out of total possible) into a percentage, letter grade, and GPA equivalent. Optionally enter the assignment weight to see its weighted contribution to your overall grade.
Enter the points you earned in the first field and the total points possible in the second. If your professor returns a paper with a score written as "42/50," enter 42 in the first field and 50 in the second. The calculator instantly converts this into a percentage, letter grade, and GPA equivalent on the standard US academic scale.
The optional extra credit field accepts bonus points. Enter extra credit earned separately so you can see both your base grade and the boosted grade after extra credit is applied. Leave it empty if no extra credit is available for this assignment.
The calculator uses the standard US plus/minus grading scale, which divides performance into 13 tiers from A+ (97–100%) down to F (below 60%). Each letter grade also corresponds to a GPA grade point value, which is used to calculate your cumulative GPA.
Note that some professors and institutions use slightly different cutoffs — for example, setting A at 90% rather than 93%. Always confirm the scale in your course syllabus if a single percentage point matters for your grade.
A single assignment grade tells you how you did on one task. Tracking multiple assignment grades over time tells you how you are trending in the course. If your grades are improving week over week, you are on the right path. If they are declining, that is a signal to seek help or change your study approach before the problem compounds.
Students who review each graded assignment and understand why they lost points consistently perform better on later exams. Use each returned assignment as a study guide — the questions you got wrong are exactly the concepts most likely to reappear on the midterm or final.
If your professor grades on a curve, wait until the curve is applied before entering your score. Some professors announce the curve adjustment separately rather than adding it directly to your raw score, so your canvas grade and your adjusted grade may differ temporarily.
For group projects where different members contribute to different parts, track your individual grade separately from the group grade if both are issued. Group grades and individual performance grades are calculated and weighted independently in most syllabi.
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