⚖️ LSAC GPA Calculator
Calculate your Law School Admission Council (LSAC) GPA using the official CAS grade conversion scale. Essential for all law school applicants.
Important: LSAC recalculates your GPA using all undergraduate coursework, including repeated courses and withdrawal failing grades. This calculator uses the official LSAC 4.33 scale.
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Understanding Your LSAC GPA for Law School
What is the LSAC GPA?
The LSAC (Law School Admission Council) GPA is a recalculated cumulative grade point average used by law schools to evaluate applicants uniformly. Unlike your undergraduate institution's GPA, the LSAC GPA uses a standardized 4.33 scale and includes all undergraduate coursework, making it the most important academic metric in your law school application.
How to Calculate LSAC GPA: Step-by-Step
- Gather all transcripts - Collect official transcripts from every undergraduate institution you attended
- List all courses - Include every course with a letter grade, including repeated courses
- Convert grades to LSAC scale - Use the official LSAC 4.33 conversion chart
- Calculate grade points - Multiply each course's grade value by its credit hours
- Sum totals - Add all grade points and all credit hours
- Divide - Total grade points ÷ total credit hours = LSAC GPA
Common Questions About LSAC GPA Calculation
Does LSAC calculate GPA for graduate courses?
No, LSAC only includes undergraduate coursework completed before your first bachelor's degree was awarded. Graduate courses, post-baccalaureate work, and classes taken after earning your degree are not included in the LSAC GPA calculation.
How is LSAC GPA calculated with repeated courses?
Unlike many undergraduate institutions, LSAC includes both attempts of repeated courses in the GPA calculation. If you retook a class to improve your grade, both the original grade and the new grade will be factored into your LSAC GPA, potentially lowering it compared to your school's GPA.
What GPA scale does LSAC use?
LSAC uses a 4.33 scale where A+ = 4.33, A = 4.00, A- = 3.67, and so on. This differs from the 4.0 scale used by many universities. The 4.33 scale can actually benefit students with many A+ grades.
Are Pass/Fail courses included in LSAC GPA?
Generally no, Pass/Fail (P/F) courses are not converted to grades and do not affect your LSAC GPA. However, Withdrawal Failing (WF) grades are counted as 0.00. Check your transcripts to see how courses were recorded.
LSAC GPA Ranges and Law School Admissions
- 3.75+ - Highly competitive for T14 and top-tier law schools
- 3.50-3.74 - Competitive for top 50 law schools with solid LSAT scores
- 3.25-3.49 - Good foundation for mid-tier law schools
- 3.00-3.24 - Consider strengthening LSAT and other application components
- Below 3.00 - May need exceptional LSAT score or consider part-time programs
Tips for Law School Applicants
- Request your CAS report early to see your official LSAC GPA
- If your LSAC GPA is lower than expected, prepare a GPA addendum explaining circumstances
- A strong LSAT score can offset a lower GPA (and vice versa)
- Consider your cumulative, major, and last 60 credits GPAs - some schools weigh these differently
- Upward grade trends can help mitigate early poor performance
- Do not hide bad grades - LSAC requires ALL undergraduate transcripts
Frequently Asked Questions
How does LSAC calculate GPA?
LSAC calculates GPA by converting all undergraduate letter grades to a 4.33 scale, multiplying each grade value by the course credits to get grade points, summing all grade points, and dividing by total credits. This includes all coursework from all institutions attended before your first bachelor's degree, including repeated courses and withdrawal failing grades.
How to calculate LSAC GPA manually?
To calculate manually: (1) Convert each grade using the LSAC scale (A+=4.33, A=4.00, etc.), (2) Multiply grade value × credits for each course, (3) Add all grade points together, (4) Add all credits together, (5) Divide total grade points by total credits. Use our calculator above to automate this process and avoid errors.
How is LSAC GPA calculated differently from my college GPA?
LSAC GPA differs from college GPA in several ways: it uses a 4.33 scale (not 4.0), includes grades from ALL undergraduate institutions, counts both attempts of repeated courses, includes WF grades as 0.00, and only includes work completed before your first bachelor's degree. Your LSAC GPA may be higher or lower than your transcript GPA.
Does LSAC calculate GPA for online courses or community college?
Yes, LSAC includes ALL undergraduate coursework regardless of where it was taken - including online courses, community college, summer classes at other universities, and study abroad programs. As long as the course was taken before earning your bachelor's degree and received a letter grade, it counts toward your LSAC GPA.
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