Many graduate programs ask for your GPA over the last 60 semester credits (or 90 quarter credits) of your bachelor’s degree, or for your GPA in your major. List your courses from oldest to newest, mark the major courses with an M, and get your overall GPA, your last-credits GPA and your major GPA. The program sets its own window, so you can change it.
List your courses, oldest first
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Your answer
Your GPAs show up here once you list a course.
What to enter
- Courses
- One line each, oldest first. Include every institution you attended, since programs usually count them all.
- Major courses
- Put M at the end of the line for a course in your major. Leave it empty for the others.
- Credits in the window
- Empty means 60, the usual figure for semester credits. Use 90 for quarter credits, or the number your program names.
Worked examples
A strong finish after a slow start
A student has four years of 30 credits each, with grades that improve. These are made-up grades.
- Give each course its points from the scale and multiply by its credits.
- Overall GPA: 381 ÷ 120 = 3.18.
- Start from your newest course and work back until you have 60 credits. Those courses make the window.
- Window GPA: 231 ÷ 60 = 3.85.
The overall GPA is 3.18, the last 60 credits come to 3.85, and the major GPA is 3.85.
A short record
A student has only 8 credits so far.
- Give each course its points from the scale and multiply by its credits.
- Overall GPA: 28 ÷ 8 = 3.50.
- Start from your newest course and work back until you have 60 credits. Those courses make the window.
- Window GPA: 28 ÷ 8 = 3.50.
You have fewer credits than the 60 in the window, so the last-credits GPA covers everything you entered.
A quarter-system window
A student on the quarter system has 180 quarter credits, entered in blocks of 30, and uses a 90-credit window.
- Give each course its points from the scale and multiply by its credits.
- Overall GPA: 621 ÷ 180 = 3.45.
- Start from your newest course and work back until you have 90 credits. Those courses make the window.
- Window GPA: 342 ÷ 90 = 3.80.
The last 90 credits give a GPA of 3.80.
What "last 60" means
Arizona State, for example, uses the last 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours before the bachelor’s degree is awarded, counts every institution you attended, and uses only your first bachelor’s degree. Other schools define it differently. Some use the last two years, some add the whole term where the window starts, and some use the last 60 only when the overall GPA is low. Read your program’s rule.
Where the window starts
When the 60th credit falls partway through a course, this page includes the whole course, so the window can run a few credits over. Some programs include the whole term instead. If it matters, check how the program counts.
Law school and the LSAC GPA
This page does not calculate the LSAC GPA that law schools see. LSAC applies its own rules, and the details are in the LSAC materials, so use LSAC’s own report for that number.
How it is calculated
- Give each course its points from the scale and multiply by its credits.
- Divide the points by the credits for all courses to get the overall GPA.
- Start from your newest course and add courses going back until you reach the window of credits. Divide those points by those credits.
- For the major GPA, do the same over the courses marked M.
GPA = sum of (grade points × credits) ÷ sum of credits
Last-credits GPA = the same sum over your newest courses until the window is full
Assumptions to keep in mind
- You list the courses oldest first, so the last courses on the list are the newest.
- Withdrawn, pass and no-pass courses are left out. A course graded W counts for nothing.
- Repeated courses count as you list them. If your school replaced a grade, list the grade that counts.
- The window includes the whole course where it starts.
- The scale is the common plus/minus scale. Your transcript’s scale is what the program uses.
Mistakes that give the wrong answer
Listing courses in the wrong order
The window starts from the end of your list. If the order is wrong, the wrong courses fill it.
Leaving out other schools
Programs usually count coursework from every school you attended, including community college.
Using 60 on the quarter system
Quarter credits are 90 for the same window. Change the box to match.
Assuming the window is the same everywhere
Each program sets its own. Check the admissions page before you rely on the number.
Questions students ask
What is the last 60 credit GPA?
It is your GPA over the last 60 semester credits (or 90 quarter credits) of your bachelor’s degree. Some graduate programs use it when your overall GPA is lower, or as a separate minimum.
How do I calculate my major GPA?
Multiply each major course’s grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by the major credits. Mark your major courses with an M and the calculator does it.
Do I include every school I attended?
Arizona State’s rule says to include coursework from all institutions, and many programs do the same. Check yours.
What if I have two bachelor’s degrees?
Arizona State uses only the first degree’s credit hours. Other programs may differ, so check the rule.
Do pass and withdrawn courses count?
No. They carry no grade points here. A program may handle them differently, so ask if it matters.
Is this the GPA graduate schools will use?
It is an estimate. The program calculates its own GPA from your transcripts and its own rules.
