LSAC GPA Calculator
Enter every course attempt from your transcript — including repeats — exactly as LSAC's Credential Assembly Service does it. This is often different from the GPA your own school reports.
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Why Your LSAC GPA Can Differ From Your School GPA
Every ABA-accredited law school gets your academic record through LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS), and CAS calculates its own GPA rather than trusting the number on your diploma or transcript summary. The underlying math is the same familiar formula — quality points divided by credit hours — but the inputs are different in one important way: every attempt at a course counts, including ones your undergraduate school no longer averages in.
If you retook a class and your registrar's office only counts the second, higher grade toward your official GPA, LSAC still includes the first attempt too. To estimate your real LSAC GPA, add both attempts as separate rows above rather than only the one your school currently reports.
A Repeat, Two Ways
A student failed Organic Chemistry (4 credits, F) and retook it the next semester, earning a B (4 credits). Their school's transcript shows only the retake and reports a GPA that ignores the F entirely.
LSAC includes both:
- First attempt: 4 credits × 0.0 (F) = 0.0 quality points
- Retake: 4 credits × 3.0 (B) = 12.0 quality points
- Combined: 8 credits, 12.0 quality points → GPA for this course pair = 1.50
Compare that to a school-recalculated GPA that only counts the retake: 4 credits, 12.0 quality points, GPA = 3.00. The gap between those two numbers is exactly why it's worth running your transcript through an LSAC-style calculation before applying, rather than assuming your school's reported GPA is what admissions committees will see.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does LSAC use my school's official GPA?
No. LSAC recalculates your GPA itself from your official transcripts using its own standardized conversion, as part of the CAS (Credential Assembly Service) report every ABA-accredited law school receives.
Does LSAC drop a repeated course's first attempt?
No. Unlike many undergraduate schools, LSAC includes every attempt at a repeated course in its GPA calculation, not just the most recent or highest grade. A repeat that your school GPA shows as "replaced" still counts both times for LSAC.
Do withdrawals or incompletes affect my LSAC GPA?
It depends on how your school's transcript records them. A withdrawal that carries no grade is typically excluded, but a withdrawal recorded with a grade (like "WF") is included exactly as it appears. Check your own transcript's notation.