Should in-progress credits count as completed?

No. They are shown separately and included only in projected progress. If a course is dropped, failed, repeated, or does not apply to the program, update the entry.

How is the projected graduation term calculated?

The calculator divides credits remaining after the current term by planned credits per future term, rounds up to a whole number of terms, and advances the calendar from the selected current term.

Can summer terms be included?

Yes. Enable summer terms when you realistically plan to enroll and the needed courses are normally offered during summer.

Do all completed credits count toward my degree?

No. Credits may be excluded because of transfer evaluation, program changes, duplication, limits on electives, residency requirements, or grades below the minimum. Use applied credits from an official degree audit.

Does reaching the credit total guarantee graduation?

No. Students must also satisfy specific course, major, general education, residency, GPA, and administrative requirements.

Is degree completion percentage the same as financial-aid pace?

Not necessarily. Financial-aid satisfactory academic progress may compare completed credits with attempted credits and apply a maximum timeframe. This calculator measures progress against degree credits entered.

Why might graduation take longer than the estimate?

Course availability, prerequisites, failed or withdrawn classes, internships, clinical placements, sequencing, credit limits, and schedule conflicts can extend the timeline.

Graduation Planning Tool

Degree Progress Calculator

Calculate degree completion, credits remaining, required course load, and your projected graduation term.

Calculator

Use the applied credits and remaining requirements shown in your official degree audit.

Credit progress

Credits requiredCredits completedCredits in progress

Graduation pace

Planned credits per future termTarget future terms

Current academic term

Current termCurrent year

Include summer as a future graduation term

The projected graduation term assumes every in-progress credit is completed and the same planned credit load is earned in each future term.

Your degree completion and graduation estimate is shown beside the calculator

Degree estimate

Bachelor's Degree

Credits completed

60.0%

72 of 120 earned

After current courses: 72.5%
Credits remaining: 33
Future terms needed: 3
Projected graduation: Spring 2028
Credits per target term: 11.0

The planned load is enough to finish within 3 target terms

Credits alone do not confirm graduation. Required courses, major residency, GPA, substitutions, and catalog-year rules must also be satisfied.

About This Degree Progress Calculator

This Degree Progress Calculator shows what percentage of your program's required credits you have completed and how many credits should remain after the current term. It then estimates the number of future terms and projected graduation semester from your planned course load.

For a target graduation date, the calculator also shows the average credits needed per remaining term. However, the result is a credit-based plan, so compare it with your official degree audit to account for required courses, prerequisites, major residency, GPA standards, and course availability.

How to Use the Degree Progress Calculator

Follow these steps for an accurate Degree Progress result

1Check Your Degree Audit

Enter the total credits required and only the completed credits that currently apply to your program.

2Add In-Progress Credits

Include credits from the current term separately so the calculator can show earned progress and projected progress without mixing them.

3Set Your Future Course Load

Enter the credits you expect to complete each future term and the number of terms available before your target graduation.

4Review the Graduation Estimate

Compare remaining credits, required credits per target term, future terms needed, and the projected graduation term with your academic plan.

Credits Are Only One Part of Degree Progress

A student can reach the program's total credit requirement and still need a specific major course, capstone, internship, residency minimum, or prerequisite sequence. For that reason, enter credits that the degree audit applies to the current program rather than every credit appearing on the transcript.

Degree progress can also affect financial aid. The current Federal Student Aid handbook explains that satisfactory academic progress includes a school-defined completion pace and, for undergraduate credit-hour programs, a maximum timeframe no longer than 150% of the published program length. Review the official satisfactory academic progress guidance and your school's written policy separately from this graduation estimate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about calculating GPA at Degree Progress Calculator

It divides completed credits by the total credits required for the degree, subtracts completed and in-progress credits from the requirement, and projects future terms using the course load entered.

Still have questions?

For official GPA rules and academic policies, contact the Degree Progress Calculator Registrar's Office or your academic advisor.

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