Grade Recovery Calculator

Is the target still reachable? Three worked cases

Worked example: a current grade of 80% after 60% of the course with a target of 85% requires (85 − 80 × 0.60) ÷ 0.40 = 92.5% on the remaining 40%. Scoring 100% on everything left would finish at 88%.

Not reachable under ordinary percentage grading: a current 62% after 75% of the course with an 80% target requires 134%; the best possible finish with 100% on the remaining work is 71.5%. With a 70% target, the required remaining average is 94%.

Compare the required remaining average with your own recent performance and the course grading rules. There is no universal cutoff for what counts as a “realistic stretch.” A requirement above 100% is not reachable without extra credit, dropped work, grade replacement or another policy that changes the arithmetic.

Completed weight is the share of the final grade already graded, based on the syllabus weighting rather than the number of assignments. Dropped-lowest rules, category minimums or replacement exams can change the real result.

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Formula

required remaining average = (target final grade − current grade × completed weight) ÷ remaining weight

Example

An 80% current grade after 60% of the course requires a 92.5% average across the remaining 40% to finish at 85%.

Useful for

• Recovering a course grade
• Planning the average needed on remaining work
• Checking whether a target is still mathematically reachable

Supporting guides

• Grade Recovery: Average Needed on Remaining Work