About the LSAC GPA Calculator
This LSAC GPA calculator, built on LSAC’s published rules for the 2026–2027 application cycle, estimates the cumulative GPA that will appear on your Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Law School Report, the figure ABA-approved law schools compare across applicants. LSAC converts every grade to its own 4.0 scale, which can make your LSAC GPA differ from your transcript GPA: an A+ counts as 4.33, and both attempts of a repeated course are averaged in when the transcript shows the original grade and units.
Enter each course grade and its credits — list a retaken course twice, once for each attempt. Pass/credit grades are reported as unconverted credits and do not affect the GPA, non-punitive withdrawals (including a WF your school treats as non-punitive) are excluded, and other failing notations (F, NC, Incomplete/Fail, Unsatisfactory) count as 0.00. If your school uses quarter hours, switch the unit and credits are multiplied by 0.67 as LSAC does.
You can also add a prior LSAC GPA and credits to project how remaining semesters will move your cumulative figure. LSAC alone produces the official calculation, and its interpretive guide may treat your school’s specific grade symbols differently, so use this as a close estimate before you apply.
With the default inputs, the lsac cumulative gpa is 3.41. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the lsac gpa calculator
- 1Enter each undergraduate course grade and its credits from your transcript.
- 2List a repeated course twice — once for each attempt.
- 3Choose pass/credit or withdrawal options where they apply.
- 4Switch to quarter hours if your school uses a quarter calendar.
- 5Optionally add a prior LSAC GPA and credits to project your cumulative GPA.
Formula and method
Each grade is converted with LSAC’s grade conversion table: A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67, AB 3.50, B+ 3.33, B 3.00, B− 2.67, BC 2.50, C+ 2.33, C 2.00, C− 1.67, CD 1.50, D+ 1.33, D 1.00, D− 0.67, DE/DF 0.50 and E/F 0.00. Quality points are the value times the credits, and the GPA is total quality points divided by total graded credits.
LSAC includes all grades and credits for repeated courses when the transcript shows them, converts failing notations such as NC or Incomplete/Fail to 0.00, and excludes non-punitive withdrawals. Passing grades from pass/fail-style systems are reported as unconverted credits. Credits are reported in semester hours; quarter hours are multiplied by 0.67. A prior GPA and credit total, if entered, are folded in as extra quality points.
- LSAC value
- Grade converted with the CAS table (0.00–4.33)
- semester hours
- Course credits, with quarter hours × 0.67
Worked examples
Transcript with an A+ and a retaken course
Quality points are 12.99 (A+) + 16 + 11.01 + 9.99 + 6 (the original C) + 9.99 (the B+ retake) + 9 = 74.98 over 22 graded credits, an LSAC GPA of 3.41. Both attempts of the retaken course count, and the 2 pass credits are unconverted. Capping A+ at 4.00 would give 3.36.
Same courses on a quarter calendar
LSAC multiplies quarter hours by 0.67, so 22 graded quarter hours become 14.74 semester hours. Because every course is scaled equally, the GPA itself stays at 3.41.
A failing grade and a withdrawal
The A and B earn 12 + 9 = 21 quality points and the F earns 0, all over 9 graded credits: 21 ÷ 9 = 2.33. The non-punitive W is excluded entirely.
Adding a semester to a prior 3.50 LSAC GPA
The prior record contributes 3.50 × 60 = 210 quality points. Adding the 74.98 points from the courses entered gives 284.98 over 82 credits, a cumulative LSAC GPA of about 3.48.
Frequently asked questions
How does LSAC calculate GPA?+
LSAC converts every undergraduate grade to its own scale (A+ = 4.33, A = 4.00, A− = 3.67 and so on), multiplies by semester hours and divides total quality points by total graded hours, including repeated courses and failing grades.
Does LSAC count an A+ as 4.33?+
Yes. LSAC converts an A+ to 4.33 even if your college caps grades at 4.0, so students with A+ grades often see a higher LSAC GPA than their transcript GPA.
Does LSAC count repeated courses?+
Yes. If the transcript shows the units and grade for both attempts, LSAC includes both in the GPA, even when your school replaces or forgives the original grade.
Are pass/fail courses included in the LSAC GPA?+
Passing grades from pass/fail-style systems are not converted; they appear as unconverted credit. A failing grade, however, is converted to 0.00 and included in the GPA.
Do graduate school grades count in the LSAC GPA?+
No. Courses taken after your first bachelor’s degree is conferred, including graduate and professional study, are excluded from the LSAC GPA, though law schools still see those transcripts.
Do dual-enrollment courses from high school count?+
For the 2026–2027 cycle LSAC includes grades for college credit earned in high school. Starting with the 2027–2028 cycle, LSAC will exclude those grades from the GPA.