# What is my law school GPA?

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.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/education/lsac-gpa-calculator
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/education/lsac-gpa-calculator.json
- Version: 8281b823d8a6

## Default answer

Example with the default inputs (Courses [Grade A+, Credits 3; Grade A−, Credits 4; Grade B+, Credits 3; Grade C, Credits 3], Credit hours are Semester): Your LSAC GPA is 3.36 over 13 hours.

## Inputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| courses | Courses | One row per course attempt: its letter grade and its credit hours. List a repeated course each time. |
| sys | Credit hours are | Semester hours, or quarter hours (LSAC multiplies quarter hours by 0.67). |

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gpa | LSAC GPA | Grade points ÷ credit hours on the LSAC scale, to 2 decimal places. |
| hours | Graded hours | The semester hours of the counted courses. |
| points | Grade points | Σ(grade value × semester hours). |
| courses | Courses counted | Rows with a counted grade and credits. |

## 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.

## Worked examples

1. courses = {"grade":"a-plus","credits":3} or {"grade":"a-minus","credits":4}, sys = semester gives 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).
2. courses = {"grade":"f","credits":3} or {"grade":"b","credits":3}, sys = semester gives 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).
3. courses = {"grade":"a","credits":4} or {"grade":"b-minus","credits":4}, sys = quarter gives 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).

## FAQ

### How does LSAC calculate GPA?

It converts every grade on your transcripts to its 4.33-point table (A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67, B+ 3.33 and so on), multiplies each by the course’s semester hours, adds them up, and divides by the total hours.

### Why is my LSAC GPA different from my school GPA?

Three common reasons: LSAC counts an A+ as 4.33 where many schools cap it at 4.0; it counts every attempt of a repeated course, even if your school replaced the grade; and it includes grades from every college you attended.

### Do pass/fail and withdrawals count?

A pass is left out of the GPA. A withdrawal is left out when the school treats it as nonpunitive. A failing grade counts as 0.

### How are quarter hours handled?

LSAC multiplies quarter hours by 0.67 to get semester hours. If all your courses are in quarter hours, the GPA is the same either way; the hours change.

### What are AB, BC and CD grades?

Some schools give in-between grades. LSAC counts AB as 3.33, BC as 2.33 and CD as 1.33, the same as B+, C+ and D+.

### Is this my official GPA?

No. It estimates the LSAC GPA from what you enter. Your official LSAC GPA is in the Academic Summary Report that LSAC sends to law schools.

## 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