How to use the remaining credits calculator
A degree audit can still leave you unsure how many credits are actually left. Enter the total credits your degree requires, the credits you have earned, and the requirement and earned credits for your major and general education, and this tool reports the minimum credits you still need plus a per semester target.
The point is that totals and area requirements are checked together. The shortfall on the overall count is compared with the combined major and general education shortfall, and the larger number becomes the credits you still need. Filling the total while sitting two credits short in your major still leaves two credits to take.
Credit requirements differ by school, catalog year and program, so nothing is preset here. Copy the numbers from your catalog or degree audit. Leaving the major or general education fields blank simply hides those rows, which is useful when you only want to check the overall total.
Adding the semesters remaining gives a per semester credit target, rounded up because partial credits cannot be scheduled. If that target sits above the maximum load your school allows, a summer term or an extra semester is the realistic answer. When the additional credits read zero, matching the requirement exactly counts as met.
Frequently Asked Questions
An unmet major or general education requirement blocks graduation even when the overall credit count is full. This tool shows the total shortfall and each area shortfall, then reports the larger of the two as the credits you still need.
It depends on your school, catalog year and program. Most bachelor degrees fall between 120 and 128 credits, but copy the exact figure from your degree audit or catalog instead of using the example.
Dividing the remaining credits by the semesters left usually leaves a fraction, and you cannot enroll in a fraction of a credit. Rounding up keeps the number high enough to actually finish.