Enter your current course grade, your target grade, and how much the final is worth — get the exact score you need on your final exam to hit your goal.
Enter your grades above to find what you need on the final
The Final Grade Calculator answers the most common pre-exam question students have: "What score do I need on my final to pass?" or "What do I need to get a B in this class?" Enter your current course grade, your target final grade, and the percentage weight of your final exam — and you instantly know exactly what score you need.
It also works in reverse: if you already know what you'll score on the final, use the Weighted Grade Calculator to see what overall course grade that gives you.
This is critical for exam strategy. If you only need a 55% to pass, you can study more broadly. If you need a 95%, you know to prioritize this exam above all others.
Current grade: 76% · Target grade: 80% · Final exam worth: 30%
You need an 89.3% (B+) on your final exam to achieve an 80% in the course.
If the calculator says you need more than 100% on your final, that grade target is mathematically impossible based on the current numbers. You have two options:
1. Lower your target grade. Adjust the target downward — even one letter grade lower — to see a realistic required score.
2. Explore extra credit. If your professor offers extra credit, use our Extra Credit Calculator to see how much extra work would raise your pre-final grade enough to make the target possible.
If you need less than 0%, you've already guaranteed your target — you can miss the final and still pass at the grade you want.
If you have multiple finals in the same week, run this calculator for each course separately. Knowing the exact score you need in each class lets you prioritize study time where it matters most — spending more hours on the class where the gap between your current score and required score is biggest.
After your finals, use the Semester Grade Calculator to compute your overall semester GPA, or the CGPA Calculator to track your cumulative academic standing.
Your "current grade" should exclude the final exam — it is your standing based on completed work only. If your Canvas grade already factors in a zero placeholder for the final, use the Weighted Grade Calculator first to find your true pre-final grade.
The final exam weight in this calculator is the percentage of your total course grade the final counts for — not the points on the exam. If your final is worth 150 points out of a 400-point course, the weight is 150÷400 = 37.5%, not 150.
Letter grade cutoffs vary by professor. An A− might be 90% at one school and 93% at another. Always confirm your target percentage from the course syllabus grading scale, not general knowledge.
If the final score needed is very high (95%+), students often give up — but forget that extra credit can raise your pre-final grade before the exam. A few extra credit points now can lower the required final score significantly. Use our Extra Credit Calculator alongside this one.
Knowing you need an 85% on your final is more motivating than a vague goal of "do well." It tells you what level of preparation is needed and lets you assess realistically whether the goal is achievable given the time available.
If you need 110% for an A, run the calculator again with an A− target (90%), then a B+ (87%), then a B (83%). Find the highest grade that requires a realistic score on your final and set that as your actual goal.
If the calculator returns 0% or a negative number, you have already mathematically guaranteed your target grade. You still need to take the final (missing it usually results in automatic failure), but you can go in with full confidence rather than exam anxiety.
If your professor releases grades for a late assignment or corrects a grading error before the final, your pre-final percentage changes. Recalculate to see the updated required score — it may be lower (or higher) than you thought.
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