Required Grade Calculator

What formula does the tool use?

Required score = (target − current × (1 − final weight)) ÷ final weight, with the final weight written as a fraction. The calculator assumes everything outside the final is already complete and that your current grade is the average of that completed work on a 0–100 scale.

What should I enter as my current grade?

The percentage you have earned on the completed work, such as the grade your course site shows for items marked so far. Do not enter points earned out of the whole course. If the final is worth 30%, the tool treats your current grade as covering the other 70%.

What does “Not achievable” mean?

Even a 100% on the final would leave you below the target. The tool then shows the highest overall grade still possible. With 55% before a 20% final and a 70% target, the ceiling is 64.0%.

What if the target is already secured?

If the formula gives 0 or less, the result reads “0% (already secured)”, meaning that even a zero on the final would leave you at or above the target.

Are cleared or zero entries handled?

A cleared box counts as 0, because the page turns an empty number box into 0. A current grade or target of exactly 0 is used as 0, and a weight of 0 is raised to 1%. The weight is held between 1% and 100%, and all three values are capped at 100, so a target above 100 is treated as 100.

Can it handle extra credit or a final worth more than 100 points?

No. The required score is judged against a 100% maximum, so extra credit that would let a final exceed 100% is not modelled.

What if several assessments remain, not just a final?

Add their weights and enter the total as the final weight, then read the result as the average you need across all of them. It will not say how to split that average between the assessments.