Required Final Exam Grade Calculator
Solve for the final exam percentage from a current pre-exam grade, target grade and final exam weight.
Result for the values shown.
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What to enter
| Input | Meaning and units |
|---|---|
| Current non-final grade (%) | Enter percentage units: 5 means 5%, not a fraction of 0.05. |
| Target course grade (%) | Enter percentage units: 5 means 5%, not a fraction of 0.05. |
| Final exam weight (%) | Enter percentage units: 5 means 5%, not a fraction of 0.05. |
Understanding your result
A result above 100 means the target cannot be reached under this convention; a negative result means zero would already meet it.
Common mistakes
- The current grade must exclude the final exam rather than already include a zero for it.
Check your calculation
- Use the worked example as a known reference case, then change one input at a time and check the direction and units of the response.
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What final exam percentage would reach my target course grade?
Solve for the final exam percentage from a current pre-exam grade, target grade and final exam weight.
Common uses
- What final exam percentage would reach my target course grade
How it works
Remove the weighted contribution of the current grade from the target, then divide by final-exam weight. A result above 100 means the target cannot be reached under this convention; a negative result means zero would already meet it. Arithmetic under the entered grading convention only; no institutional grade, credit or attendance policy is inferred. Examples are illustrative.
Worked example
Enter Current non-final grade: 80 %; Target course grade: 85 %; Final exam weight: 25 %. Results: Required exam percentage: 100 %.