How to convert a foreign transcript GPA to the US 4.0 scale
Applications to US schools and employers usually assume a 4.0 maximum, while transcripts from Korea, India, Germany and many other systems do not. The awkward part is that this conversion has no single correct answer. Enter the GPA and the maximum printed on your transcript and this tool gives the proportional figure on a 4.0 scale, and lets you place an evaluator result beside it.
The proportional method is your GPA divided by your maximum, multiplied by 4.0, so a 3.87 out of 4.5 becomes 3.44. The share of your own maximum is shown as well, and since that percentage does not depend on the scale, quoting it alongside your GPA often prevents misreading.
Switching the method to an evaluator figure lets you enter the 4.0-scale number from a credential evaluation report. The result then shows that number together with how far it differs from the proportional conversion, which is the quickest way to see whether the evaluation read your transcript generously or strictly. No single authoritative conversion table exists, and evaluators disagree.
Many graduate programs ask for an unconverted transcript plus an official evaluation rather than a number you calculated. Check the requirements first and use this result to understand roughly where your record stands.
Frequently asked questions
No. Credential evaluators such as WES or ECE, graduate admissions offices and agencies all use different rules and reach different numbers, which is why this tool shows the proportional result next to whatever figure you were given.
It reports that figure as your 4.0-scale GPA and shows how far it sits from a straight proportional conversion, which tells you whether the evaluation treated your transcript generously or strictly.
Whatever the school asks for. Many US graduate programs specifically want an unconverted transcript plus an official evaluation, so read their instructions before converting anything yourself.