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KNUST CWA Calculator

Your Cumulative Weighted Average, computed exactly as KNUST's Regulations define it: every course's percentage mark weighted by its credit hours, accumulated across all your semesters. No grade points — KNUST's system does not have any.

The bands (§12 of the Regulations): First Class 70.00+ · Second Class Upper 60.00–69.99 · Second Class Lower 50.00–59.99 · Pass 45.00–49.99. The 45.00 line is also the graduation minimum.

Your courses

Add each semester's courses with their credit hours and percentage marks. A first semester on its own gives your WA; add more semesters and the running CWA builds up. Tick deferred for a course you have not completed — the Regulations leave it out completely, mark and credits alike. Seeded below with a worked example — clear it and type your own.

The worked example, by hand

Six courses: marks 78, 65, 82, 71, 58 and 69, on 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 and 3 credits. Weighted marks: 234 + 195 + 164 + 142 + 174 + 207 = 1,116, over 16 credits → WA 69.75 — Second Class Upper, a quarter of a point below First Class. Add a second semester of 1,292 weighted marks over 16 credits and the cumulative figure is 2,408 ÷ 32 = 75.25 — First Class. Both semesters are loaded in the calculator above; the method guide also works the example printed in the Regulations themselves.

What counts, and what does not

Every completed course counts, including a trailed course below the 40% course pass mark — its mark is in the average; the trail is a separate standing matter.
Deferred and incomplete courses do not count at all — neither the mark nor the credits — until they are completed.
The letter beside each mark is orientation only. KNUST classifies on the percentage average itself; the A–F bands shown are the University's course letter bands, and they never enter the arithmetic.

A note for health-programme students: some guides mention a 50% minimum CWA for programmes such as Medicine and Pharmacy. That figure does not appear in the Regulations text this calculator is built on, so it is not applied here — check your faculty's own requirements.

Rule source: KNUST, Regulations for the Conduct of Certificate/Diploma/Undergraduate Degree Programmes (Recorder No. 267), hosted at reg.knust.edu.gh — class bands §12, standing §10, CWA calculation appendix · Last verified: 12 November 2026

KNUST CWA questions

How is the CWA calculated at KNUST?

Each course contributes its percentage mark multiplied by its credit hours. Add those weighted marks across every semester and divide by the total credit hours — that is the Cumulative Weighted Average, exactly as the appendix to KNUST’s Regulations defines it. There are no grade points in the KNUST system.

What CWA do I need for First Class at KNUST?

70.00 or above, under §12 of the Regulations. Guides that say 80 are wrong for KNUST undergraduates — the figure does not appear in the Regulations at all. Second Class Upper runs 60.00–69.99, Second Class Lower 50.00–59.99, and Pass 45.00–49.99.

Does a deferred course count in my CWA?

No. The Regulations state that deferred credits "are not loaded against the student" — a deferred or incomplete course is left out entirely, mark and credits alike, until you complete it. Tick "deferred" on the course and the calculator does the same.

What happens if my CWA is below 45?

45.00 is the graduation minimum (§12). A CWA of 40.00–44.99 at the end of the second semester is the probation band under §10; below 40.00 the Regulations set out repetition and withdrawal paths. The calculator flags these bands factually — your faculty office advises on your own case.