How is the required final score calculated?

The calculator treats the course as a straight weighted average. It solves the target-grade equation for the final score: required final = (target − current × (1 − w)) / w, where w is the final weight as a decimal.

What does "already secured" mean?

It means your current weighted coursework is already enough to reach the target overall grade. The raw formula would give a negative required final score, so this calculator reports the honest state instead.

What does "impossible on this scale" mean?

It means the target would require a final score above the maximum of your chosen scale. The calculator labels that plainly and shows the overall grade you would finish with if the final score were perfect on that scale.

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Final Grade Calculator

Find the final exam or final project score you need to finish a course at your target grade, and test a what-if final score on the same scale.

Scale maximum

Current grade before final

Final assessment weight

Target overall grade

Assumed final score(optional)

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Reachability

Impossible on this scale

This target is impossible on the chosen scale. Even a perfect final reaches only 30 overall.

Overall grade with a perfect final

30 / 100

Straight weighted grading only. This may not match curved classes, dropped assignments, extra credit, minimum-pass components, or institution-specific rounding rules.

0course scale: 100

Locked in so far

0 / 100

Perfect-final ceiling

30 / 100

Target

85 / 100

How It Works

Formula

G = C \cdot (1 - w) + F \cdot w

F_{\text{required}} = \frac{T - C \cdot (1 - w)}{w}

Where

$G$: Projected overall course grade
$C$: Current grade before the final assessment
$F$: Final exam or final project score
$T$: Target overall course grade
$w$: Final assessment weight as a decimal

Enter your current grade, the final assessment weight, and the overall grade you want. All grade values use the same numeric scale, with 0-100 as the default. The calculator solves the weighted-average formula for the final score required to reach the target.

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