How to use Required Exam Score Calculator
Your current coursework average contributes the part of the grade outside the final exam. The tool solves the weighted-average equation for the remaining exam score. Enter the final’s percentage of the overall grade, not its maximum marks.
A required score above 100% means the target is unreachable with the given weighting. A value below zero means your completed coursework already secures the target in this model, even with a zero final-exam score.
The formula
A worked example
Current coursework average (%): 70 · Final-exam weight (%): 40 · Target overall result (%): 80
Required final-exam score: 95%
Assumes the current coursework average covers the portion outside the final exam.
Questions about this calculation
What does a result over 100% mean?
The target cannot be achieved with a final-exam score from zero to 100 under these weights.
What counts as my current average?
The average of all work outside the final exam, after applying the weights of that completed work.
Formula checks: 2026-10-08. Assumptions & corrections.