{
  "id": "lsac-gpa",
  "version": "8281b823d8a6",
  "status": "published",
  "name": "LSAC GPA Calculator",
  "question": "What is my law school GPA?",
  "summary": "Recalculates your undergraduate GPA the way LSAC does for law school applications: every graded course on the 4.33 scale, A+ as 4.33, repeats included, weighted by credits.",
  "category": "education",
  "subcategory": "gpa",
  "url": "https://www.acalculator.org/education/lsac-gpa-calculator",
  "markdown": "https://www.acalculator.org/education/lsac-gpa-calculator.md",
  "kind": "function",
  "method": "LSAC GPA = Σ(grade value × semester hours) ÷ Σ(semester hours), over every counted course attempt; semester hours = quarter hours × 0.67.",
  "assumptions": [
    "Grade values follow the LSAC conversion table; pass grades and nonpunitive withdrawals are left out, and a failing grade counts as 0.",
    "Every attempt of a repeated course counts, even when your school replaced the grade.",
    "The GPA is shown to 2 decimal places, halves rounded up; LSAC’s own report is the final word."
  ],
  "inputs": {
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "courses": {
        "title": "Courses",
        "description": "One row per course attempt: its letter grade and its credit hours. List a repeated course each time.",
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "g": {
              "title": "Grade",
              "description": "The letter grade on the transcript.",
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "a-plus",
                "a",
                "a-minus",
                "ab",
                "b-plus",
                "b",
                "b-minus",
                "bc",
                "c-plus",
                "c",
                "c-minus",
                "cd",
                "d-plus",
                "d",
                "d-minus",
                "f",
                "none"
              ]
            },
            "c": {
              "title": "Credits",
              "description": "The credit hours of the course.",
              "type": "number",
              "minimum": 0.01,
              "maximum": 30
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "sys": {
        "title": "Credit hours are",
        "description": "Semester hours, or quarter hours (LSAC multiplies quarter hours by 0.67).",
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "semester",
          "quarter"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "outputs": {
    "gpa": {
      "label": "LSAC GPA",
      "description": "Grade points ÷ credit hours on the LSAC scale, to 2 decimal places.",
      "format": "text"
    },
    "hours": {
      "label": "Graded hours",
      "description": "The semester hours of the counted courses.",
      "format": "number"
    },
    "points": {
      "label": "Grade points",
      "description": "Σ(grade value × semester hours).",
      "format": "number"
    },
    "courses": {
      "label": "Courses counted",
      "description": "Rows with a counted grade and credits.",
      "format": "integer"
    }
  },
  "defaultAnswer": {
    "inputs": {
      "courses": [
        {
          "grade": "a-plus",
          "credits": 3
        },
        {
          "grade": "a-minus",
          "credits": 4
        },
        {
          "grade": "b-plus",
          "credits": 3
        },
        {
          "grade": "c",
          "credits": 3
        }
      ],
      "sys": "semester"
    },
    "outputs": {
      "gpa": "3.36",
      "hours": 13,
      "points": 43.66,
      "courses": 4
    },
    "text": "Your LSAC GPA is 3.36 over 13 hours."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "given": {
        "courses": [
          {
            "grade": "a-plus",
            "credits": 3
          },
          {
            "grade": "a-minus",
            "credits": 4
          },
          {
            "grade": "b-plus",
            "credits": 3
          },
          {
            "grade": "c",
            "credits": 3
          }
        ],
        "sys": "semester"
      },
      "expect": {
        "gpa": "3.36",
        "hours": 13,
        "points": 43.66,
        "courses": 4
      },
      "source": "LSAC, Transcript Summarization (grade conversion table: A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67, AB and B+ 3.33, B 3.00, B− 2.67, BC and C+ 2.33, C 2.00, C− 1.67, CD and D+ 1.33, D 1.00, D− 0.67, F 0.00; repeated courses all count; quarter hours × 0.67 = semester hours), https://www.lawhub.org/apply-to-law-school/how-do-i-apply/components-of-jd-application/cas/transcripts/transcript-summarization (retrieved 2026-10-05); hand calculation in content.mdx: 43.66 ÷ 13 = 3.3585"
    },
    {
      "given": {
        "courses": [
          {
            "grade": "f",
            "credits": 3
          },
          {
            "grade": "b",
            "credits": 3
          },
          {
            "grade": "none",
            "credits": 3
          }
        ],
        "sys": "semester"
      },
      "expect": {
        "gpa": "1.50",
        "hours": 6,
        "points": 9,
        "courses": 2
      },
      "source": "LSAC, Transcript Summarization (grade conversion table: A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67, AB and B+ 3.33, B 3.00, B− 2.67, BC and C+ 2.33, C 2.00, C− 1.67, CD and D+ 1.33, D 1.00, D− 0.67, F 0.00; repeated courses all count; quarter hours × 0.67 = semester hours), https://www.lawhub.org/apply-to-law-school/how-do-i-apply/components-of-jd-application/cas/transcripts/transcript-summarization (retrieved 2026-10-05); hand calculation in content.mdx: 9 ÷ 6 = 1.5"
    },
    {
      "given": {
        "courses": [
          {
            "grade": "a",
            "credits": 4
          },
          {
            "grade": "b-minus",
            "credits": 4
          },
          {
            "grade": "d-minus",
            "credits": 2
          }
        ],
        "sys": "quarter"
      },
      "expect": {
        "gpa": "2.80",
        "hours": 6.7,
        "points": 18.7734,
        "courses": 3
      },
      "source": "LSAC, Transcript Summarization (grade conversion table: A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67, AB and B+ 3.33, B 3.00, B− 2.67, BC and C+ 2.33, C 2.00, C− 1.67, CD and D+ 1.33, D 1.00, D− 0.67, F 0.00; repeated courses all count; quarter hours × 0.67 = semester hours), https://www.lawhub.org/apply-to-law-school/how-do-i-apply/components-of-jd-application/cas/transcripts/transcript-summarization (retrieved 2026-10-05); hand calculation in content.mdx: hours × 0.67; 18.7734 ÷ 6.7 = 2.802"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "LSAC (LawHub), Transcript Summarization: the grade conversion table (A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67, AB 3.33, B+ 3.33, B 3.00, B− 2.67, BC 2.33, C+ 2.33, C 2.00, C− 1.67, CD 1.33, D+ 1.33, D 1.00, D− 0.67, DE/DF 0.00, E/F 0.00); all grades for repeated courses count; quarter hours × 0.67 = semester hours; pass grades and nonpunitive withdrawals are left out. Retrieved 2026-10-05. https://www.lawhub.org/apply-to-law-school/how-do-i-apply/components-of-jd-application/cas/transcripts/transcript-summarization"
  ],
  "related": [
    "gpa",
    "uc-gpa",
    "weighted-gpa"
  ],
  "changelog": []
}