What happens to my grade if an incomplete category ends up a certain way?

Enter your completed category and an expected result for the incomplete one. This projects a full-course grade from that assumption.

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How we calculated this

The completed category and your expected result for the incomplete one are combined using the same weighted aggregate as every course-grade calculation on this site. Using the example values above (60% weight at 80%, plus 40% weight at an expected 90%), the projected grade is 84%.

Limitations

The incomplete category's contribution is only as accurate as your expected result; raising that expectation can only raise this projection, never lower it, by the math behind it.

Common mistakes

A common error is entering the completed category's weight as though it already sums to 100% with the incomplete category, when in fact your course may have additional categories not represented here at all. If so, this tool's normalized result describes only the two categories entered, not your whole course; use Current Weighted Course Grade with every category included for an accurate full-course figure.

Frequently asked

What if I have more than one incomplete category?: Use Can I Reach My Target Grade instead; it accepts any number of completed and assumed rows at once.
Should I use my best guess or a conservative guess?: Try both. A conservative guess shows your floor; a best guess shows a likely path. Neither is a prediction this site is making for you.
What if the incomplete category is not graded until the very end of term?: The projection still works the same way; it simply carries more uncertainty the further out that category's real result is.
Can I use a percentage below what I have ever scored as my expectation?: Yes; there is no restriction on the expected result you enter, including a conservative estimate below your typical performance.
Does the completed category need to be fully graded?: Yes, for this specific two-category comparison; if it is only partly graded too, use Can I Reach My Target Grade instead.
How precise should my expected result be?: As precise as you can reasonably justify; a rounder number like 90% is fine if that is genuinely your best estimate, since the tool does not reward false precision.

Next decision

To compare two different expected results side by side, see Course Scenario Comparison.