Hardest ENGL classes at SJSU

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

ENGL 145: Shakespeare and Performance Average GPA 2.81, 463 students
ENGL 101: Introduction to Critical Theory Average GPA 2.83, 346 students
ENGL 50: Beginnings to the American Experiment Average GPA 2.86, 592 students
ENGL 144: Shakespeare I Average GPA 2.99, 214 students
ENGL 100W: Writing Workshop Average GPA 3.10, 798 students
ENGL 20: Introduction to Comics Average GPA 3.11, 433 students
ENGL 1AS: Fyw: Stretch English Ii Average GPA 3.15, 2,832 students
ENGL 123B: Literatures of Africa Average GPA 3.15, 193 students
ENGL 1A: First Year Writing Average GPA 3.18, 21,467 students
ENGL 112B: Young Adult Literature Average GPA 3.18, 223 students
ENGL 123D: Literatures of Asia Average GPA 3.18, 207 students
ENGL 116: Myth in Literature Average GPA 3.19, 131 students
ENGL 70: Emerging Modernisms and Beyond Average GPA 3.20, 538 students
ENGL 60: Literatures of the Atlantic World, 1680-1860 Average GPA 3.22, 624 students
ENGL 2: Critical Thinking and Writing Average GPA 3.24, 10,961 students
ENGL 103: Modern English Average GPA 3.24, 697 students
ENGL 100WB: Written Communication: Business Average GPA 3.25, 4,062 students
ENGL 165: Black American Literatures Average GPA 3.25, 147 students
ENGL 117B: Glbl Film, Lit, Cult Average GPA 3.26, 176 students
ENGL 1B: Argument and Analysis Average GPA 3.28, 6,595 students
ENGL 22: Fantasy and Science Fiction Average GPA 3.30, 783 students
ENGL 100A: Writing Competency Through Genres Average GPA 3.35, 583 students
ENGL 71: Creative Writing Average GPA 3.36, 2,234 students
ENGL 30: Literature and the Environment Average GPA 3.36, 216 students
ENGL 21: Mystery and Detective Fiction Average GPA 3.38, 530 students
ENGL 106: Professional and Technical Editing Average GPA 3.40, 345 students
ENGL 107: Prof Tech Writing Average GPA 3.43, 291 students
ENGL 117A: American Literature, Film, & Culture Average GPA 3.43, 258 students
ENGL 125: Ancient Literatures Average GPA 3.45, 426 students
ENGL 169: Ethnicity in American Literature Average GPA 3.48, 462 students
ENGL 130: Writing Fiction Average GPA 3.49, 579 students
ENGL 135: Writing Nonfiction Average GPA 3.52, 269 students
ENGL 129: Intro Career Wrtg Average GPA 3.55, 183 students
ENGL 112A: Children's Literature Average GPA 3.56, 1,162 students
ENGL 123A: Global-lit-americas Average GPA 3.59, 169 students
ENGL 100: Written Comm Business Average GPA 3.60, 199 students
ENGL 111: Writing Online Average GPA 3.61, 103 students
ENGL 110: UX Design and Visual Communication Average GPA 3.62, 173 students
ENGL 131: Writing Poetry Average GPA 3.67, 290 students
ENGL 133: Reed Magazine Average GPA 3.78, 404 students
ENGL 259: Sem in Compos Studs Average GPA 3.80, 119 students
ENGL 109: Writing & the Young Writer Average GPA 3.86, 211 students
ENGL 240: Poet Writ Workshop Average GPA 3.86, 114 students
ENGL 242: Nonfic Writ Wrkshp Average GPA 3.88, 133 students
ENGL 241: Fic Writ Workshop Average GPA 3.92, 221 students