International GPA Conversion & Weighted Calculator
This advanced tool provides a **weighted GPA calculation** and converts academic grades from various global systems (US, Canada, UK, EU, Asia, Middle East) to standardized GPA scales. Input your course details, local grades, and credit hours to receive an accurate, comparative analysis of your academic performance across different international standards, including the US 4.0 scale and UK degree classifications.
Course/Subject Grade Entry
| Course Name | Local Grade (e.g., A, 92%, 4.5/5) | Credit Hours / Weight | Academic Level (Optional) | Action |
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Detailed Conversion Result
Weighted US GPA (4.0)
Canadian GPA (4.33)
UK Classification
Weighted GPA Analysis (US 4.0 Scale)
Total Credits: 0 | Weighted Grade Points: 0.00
The Importance of International GPA Conversion
In today's globalized academic and professional environment, accurately converting your local academic scores to internationally recognized standards, such as the US 4.0 GPA scale or the UK's degree classifications, is essential. Universities, scholarship committees, and multinational employers rely on these standardized metrics to evaluate candidates from diverse educational backgrounds. Our International GPA Conversion Tool simplifies this process by accounting for different grading scales, including percentage grades, letter grades, CGPA systems (4.0, 5.0, 10.0), and division systems.
How to Use the Calculator: A Step-by-Step Guide
Using this weighted calculator is straightforward. **First**, select your country or educational system from the dropdown menu to inform the conversion engine of the grading standards. **Second**, use the table to enter details for all your academic courses. You must provide the local grade (e.g., A, 85, 3.8/5.0) and the corresponding **Credit Hours / Weight**. This credit weight is crucial as it allows the calculator to compute a **Weighted GPA**, which is a far more accurate representation of your overall performance compared to a simple, unweighted average.
Calculation Formula: Weighted GPA Explained
The core of this calculator is the **Weighted GPA Formula**. It ensures that courses with higher credit weights (e.g., a 4-credit course) contribute proportionally more to your final GPA than courses with lower weights (e.g., a 1-credit lab). The general formula is:
$$ \text{Weighted GPA} = \frac{\sum (\text{Grade Point} \times \text{Credit Hours})}{\sum \text{Credit Hours}} $$Where the **Grade Point** is the converted equivalent of your local grade on the target scale (e.g., US 4.0). For example, a student with a converted grade point of $A=4.0$ in a 3-credit course would contribute $4.0 \times 3 = 12.0$ grade points to the total sum. The conversion engine uses pre-defined tables (which can be customized) to map local grades to the corresponding US 4.0, Canadian 4.33, or ECTS grade points.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
An **Unweighted GPA** is a simple average of all grade points, treating every course equally. A **Weighted GPA** (which this tool calculates) accounts for the credit hours or weight of each course, giving higher-credit courses more influence on the final result, which is the standard method for most university admissions.
The **GPA Conversion Engine** uses an internal mapping table specific to the selected country/region. For example, if you select 'US' and input '95%', the engine maps it to an 'A' grade, which converts to a 4.0 grade point. This mapping ensures standardization across diverse input formats.
No, they are different systems. A UK First Class Honours is generally considered equivalent to a US 3.7–4.0 GPA, while a 2:1 (Upper Second Class) is typically equivalent to a 3.3–3.6 GPA. The tool provides the closest standard equivalencies for comparative analysis.
If your system uses a uniform credit weight (e.g., all courses are 1 unit), simply enter '1' for all courses. If courses are given different weights (e.g., 'half module' or 'full module'), input the relative weight (e.g., 0.5 or 1.0) to maintain an accurate weighted calculation.
After calculation, the result area appears with a **"Download Result TXT"** button. Clicking this button generates and downloads a plain text file containing all your inputs, the final converted GPAs, the calculation summary, the date of calculation, and a link back to this tool for future reference.
