LSAC GPA Calculator
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How this works
Here’s the quotable version: your LSAC GPA (often called your CAS GPA) is the undergraduate grade-point average that LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service recalculates from your transcripts on a standardized 4.33 scale, so a 3.7 from any college means the same thing to every law school. It includes every graded attempt at every undergraduate course completed before your first bachelor’s degree — including attempts your school forgave, replaced, or excluded from its own GPA.
The math is simple and this tool does exactly it: each letter grade converts to the LSAC value below, quality points = grade value × credit hours, and LSAC GPA = total quality points ÷ total graded credits attempted. Unconverted credits (P/CR) and excluded entries (W, nonpunitive incompletes, audits) are left out of both the numerator and the denominator. Every rule comes from LSAC’s official Transcript Summarization page — including the D− = 0.50 value that most third-party calculators publish incorrectly as 0.67.
| Grade | LSAC value | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.33 | Converted at 4.33 even if your school caps its own scale at 4.0. |
| A | 4.00 | Converted at 4.00. |
| A− | 3.67 | Converted at 3.67. |
| B+ | 3.33 | Converted at 3.33. |
| B | 3.00 | Converted at 3.00. |
| B− | 2.67 | Converted at 2.67. |
| C+ | 2.33 | Converted at 2.33. |
| C | 2.00 | Converted at 2.00. |
| C− | 1.67 | Converted at 1.67. |
| D+ | 1.33 | Converted at 1.33. |
| D | 1.00 | Converted at 1.00. |
| D−commonly wrong | 0.50 | Converted at 0.50 — not 0.67. Most third-party calculators get this wrong. |
| F | 0.00 | Converted at 0.00 and counted in attempted credits. |
| WF | 0.00 | Punitive withdrawal: converts to 0.00 and drags the average like an F. |
| NP | 0.00 | Failing grades in pass/fail systems (NP, NC, Unsatisfactory) convert to 0.00. |
| P / CR | Credits only | Passing pass/fail grades are reported as unconverted credits — they never move the GPA. |
| W | Excluded | Nonpunitive withdrawals are excluded from the calculation entirely. |
| I | Excluded | Nonpunitive incompletes are excluded. (An incomplete that later lapses to F counts as the F.) |
| AU | Excluded | Audited courses carry no credit and are excluded. |
| Narrative | Excluded | Narrative (written) evaluations aren’t converted into the GPA — LSAC reproduces the evaluation text in your CAS report for schools to read. |
Two boundary rules worth knowing. First, the calculation stops at your first bachelor’s degree: graduate courses and post-bacc work appear on your CAS report but never enter the GPA. Second, international coursework generally isn’t converted — transcripts from outside the US and Canada get a credential evaluation instead of a computed GPA (study-abroad grades that appear on your home transcript are the exception), and if your US and Canadian transcripts carry fewer than 60 semester hours of graded, convertible work, LSAC reports no computed GPA at all. Both rules are on the same LSAC page cited above.
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Frequently asked questions
Why is my LSAC GPA different from the GPA on my transcript?
LSAC recalculates every applicant's GPA on one standardized 4.33 scale so schools can compare applicants from different colleges fairly. Three things move the number most: A+ grades count as 4.33 (most schools cap at 4.0), every graded attempt at a repeated course counts (your school's grade forgiveness is ignored), and punitive withdrawals (WF) count as 0.00. Depending on your transcript, the LSAC number can land noticeably above or below what your school reports — and the LSAC number is the one law schools see and report to the ABA.
Does LSAC really count an A+ as 4.33?
Yes. If your school awards A+ grades and records them on your transcript, LSAC converts each one to 4.33 — even if your school caps its own GPA at 4.0. That means students at A+-granting schools can have an LSAC GPA above 4.0. If your school doesn't award A+ grades, there's no penalty; your A grades simply convert at 4.00.
Is a D− really worth 0.50 in the LSAC conversion?
Yes — 0.50, not 0.67. LSAC's official transcript summarization table converts D− to 0.50, breaking the otherwise-even 0.33 spacing of the scale. Several popular calculators publish 0.67 for D−, which quietly inflates the result for anyone with a D− on their transcript. This calculator uses the official 0.50 value.
How does LSAC handle retakes and grade forgiveness?
LSAC counts every graded attempt. If you retook a course and your school replaced the first grade or excluded it from your institutional GPA, LSAC puts it back: both the original grade and the retake grade are converted and averaged into your LSAC GPA, as long as both appear with grades and credit hours on the transcript. Grade forgiveness, academic renewal, and 'fresh start' policies at the school level don't transfer to the LSAC calculation.
What's the difference between a W and a WF for my LSAC GPA?
Everything. A nonpunitive withdrawal (W) is excluded from the calculation entirely — it costs you nothing. A punitive withdrawal (WF, or any withdrawal your school considers failing) converts to 0.00 and is averaged in like an F. If you're deciding whether to drop a course you're failing, a W before your school's deadline protects your LSAC GPA; a WF after it can be one of the most damaging single lines on a transcript.
Do Pass/Fail courses count toward my LSAC GPA?
Passing grades in pass/fail courses (P, CR, S) are reported as unconverted credits — they add to your degree progress but never move your LSAC GPA up or down. Failing grades in pass/fail systems (NP, NC, U) are different: LSAC converts those to 0.00 and averages them in. So taking a hard elective pass/fail can shield your GPA, but only if you actually pass. Narrative evaluations — written assessments from schools that don't assign letter or number grades — are handled the same way as passing P/F work: LSAC excludes them from the conversion and includes the evaluation text in your CAS report for schools to read.
Do graduate courses or classes after my bachelor's degree count?
No. LSAC's calculation covers undergraduate work completed before your first bachelor's degree was conferred. Graduate coursework, a second bachelor's degree, and post-baccalaureate classes appear on your CAS report for schools to read, but they're not averaged into the LSAC GPA. That's why the number is effectively locked the day you graduate — post-bacc grades can add context, but they can't change it.
How does LSAC handle international transcripts?
Coursework from institutions outside the US and Canada generally isn't converted into an LSAC GPA at all. Instead, international transcripts get a credential evaluation that's included in your CAS report. The main exception is study abroad: if the grades and credits appear on your home US or Canadian transcript the way regular courses do, they're converted normally. The dividing line LSAC uses is 60 graded credits: if your US and Canadian transcripts show fewer than 60 semester hours of graded, convertible undergraduate work, LSAC doesn't compute a GPA at all — schools read your credential evaluation instead. That threshold, like every other rule this calculator applies, comes from LSAC's Transcript Summarization page.
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