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Calculate your course grade from weighted categories
A weighted grade average considers the different importance of each grading category — exams, homework, projects, participation — to compute an overall course grade that reflects syllabus weighting.
88.7%
B+
| Category | Grade | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exams | 85% | 40% | 34.0% |
| Homework | 92% | 20% | 18.4% |
| Projects | 88% | 25% | 22.0% |
| Participation | 95% | 15% | 14.3% |
Formula
Weighted Grade = Σ(Grade × Weight) ÷ Σ(Weights)Grade = percentage score for each category
Weight = the percentage importance of each category from the syllabus
Σ = sum across all grading categories
Worked Example
Typical 4-category course
Did you know? Studies show that courses weighting exams at 60% or more tend to have lower average grades than courses with distributed weighting, because exam anxiety reduces performance more than coursework stress.
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