How LSAC calculates your GPA
The Law School Admission Council’s Credential Assembly Service turns every grade on your undergraduate transcripts into a common number, multiplies it by the credit hours, and divides the total by the hours attempted. The values were agreed by LSAC’s member law schools, and each law school then decides how to use the result.[1]
| Grade | LSAC value | Percent | Grade | LSAC value | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.33 | 98–100 | C+ | 2.33 | 77–79 |
| A | 4.00 | 93–97 | C | 2.00 | 73–76 |
| A− | 3.67 | 90–92 | C− | 1.67 | 70–72 |
| B+ | 3.33 | 87–89 | D+ | 1.33 | 67–69 |
| B | 3.00 | 83–86 | D | 1.00 | 63–66 |
| B− | 2.67 | 80–82 | D− | 0.67 | 60–62 |
| F | 0.00 | below 60 |
Two differences from most college transcripts matter. Pluses and minuses move by a third of a point (3.67, 3.33) rather than 0.3, and an A+ is worth 4.33. Some colleges, Berkeley for example, cap the A+ at 4.0,[2] so an LSAC GPA can come out higher or lower than the GPA on your transcript.
LSAC GPA calculator: what counts
- Undergraduate work only. Graduate and professional coursework after your bachelor’s degree is not part of the LSAC GPA, and neither are undergraduate courses taken after your first bachelor’s degree.[1]
- Every repeated course. If the units and grades for both attempts appear on the transcript, both count, even when your college replaced the first grade. A line drawn through a grade does not remove it.[1]
- Pass/fail. Passing grades from pass/fail systems are left out and reported as unconverted credit.
- Withdrawals and incompletes. Left out only if your college treats them as nonpunitive; a punitive incomplete converts to zero.
- Quarter hours. LSAC multiplies quarter hours by 0.67 to get semester hours; trimester hours count as semester hours.[1]
Worked example (the calculator’s defaults)
A− (3.67 × 3), B+ (3.33 × 4), A (4.00 × 3), B (3.00 × 3), C (2.00 × 3) and the retake A− (3.67 × 3): 62.34 quality points over 19 hours = 3.28. A college that replaced the C with the retake would report 3.67 × 6 + 3.33 × 4 + 4 × 3 + 3 × 3 = 56.34 over 16 hours, a 3.52. The pass/fail seminar counts in neither.
College credit earned in high school
LSAC is changing how it treats dual-enrollment and other college credit earned while in high school. For the 2026–2027 application cycle those grades are still included in the LSAC GPA. Starting with the 2027–2028 cycle, LSAC will exclude grades from all college credit earned in high school, for new applicants and reapplicants alike.[1] If you took college classes in high school, check which cycle you are applying in before you enter them.
An estimateYour official LSAC GPA appears on your Academic Summary Report after LSAC summarizes your transcripts. Schools with unusual grading systems may convert differently, so use this as a planning number.
Related GPA calculators
For your college’s own GPA with its A+ rule and grade replacement, use the college GPA calculator. To combine terms, use the cumulative GPA calculator. Your LSAT score is the other half of the picture: estimate it with the LSAT score calculator. Applying to medical school instead? The AMCAS method differs again: see the science GPA calculator. Stanford, for comparison, uses a 4.3 scale on its own transcripts.[3]
Frequently asked questions
How does LSAC calculate GPA?
It converts each grade to a common value (A+ 4.33, A 4.00, A− 3.67 …), multiplies by credit hours and divides by the hours attempted, using all undergraduate work up to your first bachelor’s degree.
Does LSAC count retakes?
Yes. Grades and credits for repeated courses count whenever both appear on the transcript, even if your college replaced the first grade.
Is an A+ a 4.33 for law school?
In the LSAC GPA, yes. Your college may still count it as 4.0 on its own transcript.
Do dual-enrollment classes count in the LSAC GPA?
For the 2026–2027 cycle, yes. From the 2027–2028 cycle, LSAC excludes grades from college credit earned in high school.