ECON 341 · Fall 2026
What-if Grade Planner
Enter your scores, explore assumptions, and see what you would need on the final exam.
A planning estimate, not an official grade.Enter percentages from 0–100, not points earned. For example, 8 out of 10 → enter 80. Attendance is the only exception: it may be negative.
Type a score or move its linked slider. Scores use two decimal places after editing. A blank stays unknown, even though its slider starts at 0. No scores are assumed automatically.
Example only. These are made-up scores, not expectations for your grade. Replace them with your own scores and assumptions.
Homework
20% of the course · five assignments, lowest one dropped
Use “Recorded” for a grade you received and “Assumed” for a what-if score. Leave unfinished work blank if you do not want to assume a score. All five values are needed to average the best four.
Midterm exam
15% of the course
Explore the rest
Your own assumptions for the remaining categories
These fields start blank. “Assumed” values are your scenarios, not instructor-assigned scores. Change the score type when you receive a recorded grade.
Enter the overall project score: 5% peer evaluation + 10% kickoff report + 50% presentation + 35% proposal, as described in the syllabus.
Attendance score range: −540.00% to 100.00%, based on 38 class meetings counted from September onward.
Enter an attendance category score, not the number of absences. Use an instructor-provided score or mark your estimate “Assumed.” An attendance score of 100 contributes +5 course points; 0 contributes 0; −20 contributes −1.
How the attendance limits are calculated
Attendance counts from September 1 through December 7, 2026. August classes do not count. The first counted meeting is September 2. Excluding Labor Day (September 7), Fall Break (October 10–13), and Thanksgiving Break (November 25–28) leaves 38 meetings. The in-class midterm counts; the final exam does not.
Under the attendance policy, six absences are allowed without penalty. Each additional unexcused absence deducts one percentage point from the total course grade, equivalent to 20 points from the 5%-weighted attendance category. For A counted, unexcused absences:
Attendance score = 100 − 20 × max(0, A − 6)
Missing all 38 counted meetings without an excuse gives 100 − 20 × (38 − 6) = −540. This is the lowest possible score for this calendar, not an arbitrary zero floor.
Enter the combined quiz and participation category score, not the quiz score alone. The syllabus does not assign separate weights within this category; use your own assumption if the combined score is not yet available.
Your scenario
Estimated course grade
Exact syllabus cutoffs are used; no whole-number rounding is assumed.
Enter all five homework scores and the other category scores to see a scenario.
Recorded and assumed scores will be identified below.
What do I need on the final?
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Complete the inputs other than the final exam to calculate a requirement.
The required final-exam percentage is rounded up to two decimals so it does not understate the target. A B requires a course total of at least 83%, not 82.5%.
Extra credit may occasionally raise scores above 100%. This planner uses the standard 0–100 scale and does not assume extra credit. Your actual grade may differ if extra credit is awarded.
How it adds up
| Category | Weight | Course points |
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Course points = category percentage × weight. Exams are 50% overall: 30% midterm and 70% final within that category, giving 15% and 35% of the course.
Check the assumptions. This tool follows the syllabus grading weights and letter-grade scale. It does not determine an official grade. Inputs use two decimal places; homework averages and weighted contributions are not rounded during calculation. Percentage displays may be shortened, but the full calculation determines the letter. No extra credit or course-total rounding is assumed.
Letter-grade cutoffs
A: 93–100 · A−: 90 to below 93 · B+: 87 to below 90 · B: 83 to below 87 · B−: 80 to below 83 · C+: 77 to below 80 · C: 73 to below 77 · C−: 70 to below 73 · D: 60 to below 70 · E: below 60.
Your scores stay in this tab. The planner does not save or transmit the scores you enter. Reloading or clearing the page resets the planner. Do not enter your name or student ID.