Hardest HIS classes at UC Davis

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

HIS 147C: Eur Intel 1920-1970 Average GPA 2.52, 149 students
HIS 170A: Colonial America Average GPA 2.81, 230 students
HIS 179: Asian American History Average GPA 2.85, 199 students
HIS 187: Us Foreign Relations C20 Average GPA 2.95, 446 students
HIS 120: World War Ii Average GPA 2.99, 1,435 students
HIS 189: California History Average GPA 3.00, 586 students
HIS 004B: Western Civilization Average GPA 3.00, 348 students
HIS 109: Env Chng Dis & Pub Hlth Average GPA 3.02, 199 students
HIS 194C: Modern Japan Average GPA 3.04, 106 students
HIS 132: Crime and Punishment Average GPA 3.08, 481 students
HIS 017A: History of the U S Average GPA 3.10, 3,853 students
HIS 107: Medicine's Histories Average GPA 3.11, 119 students
HIS 147B: Eur Intel 1870-1920 Average GPA 3.12, 188 students
HIS 142A: History of the Holocaust Average GPA 3.16, 1,077 students
HIS 178: Water in the West Average GPA 3.16, 299 students
HIS 004A: Western Civ Average GPA 3.17, 536 students
HIS 007B: Latin America 1700-1900 Average GPA 3.17, 332 students
HIS 002: Intro History of Science Average GPA 3.17, 271 students
HIS 173: Becoming an American Average GPA 3.18, 117 students
HIS 114: Comparative Partitions Average GPA 3.19, 105 students
HIS 188: America in the 1960s Average GPA 3.20, 610 students
HIS 110: Themes in World History Average GPA 3.20, 513 students
HIS 136: Scientific Revolution Average GPA 3.20, 316 students
HIS 141: France Since 1815 Average GPA 3.21, 310 students
HIS 195C: A History of Vietnam Average GPA 3.21, 267 students
HIS 171B: Civil War Era Average GPA 3.22, 447 students
HIS 145: War/revolution: Eur Average GPA 3.22, 314 students
HIS 004C: Western Civ Average GPA 3.23, 1,052 students
HIS 172: Am Environmental History Average GPA 3.23, 493 students
HIS 147A: Eur Intell 1800-70 Average GPA 3.23, 254 students
HIS 138B: Reform & Rev in Russia Average GPA 3.25, 201 students
HIS 009A: East Asian Civ Average GPA 3.26, 1,051 students
HIS 002Y: Intro History of Science Average GPA 3.26, 434 students
HIS 191F: History People Rep China Average GPA 3.26, 264 students
HIS 125: Early Modern Topics Average GPA 3.26, 247 students
HIS 010B: World History 1350-1850 Average GPA 3.27, 543 students
HIS 138C: Russia:1917-present Average GPA 3.27, 205 students
HIS 174B: Us History: 1917-1945 Average GPA 3.28, 495 students
HIS 190D: Safavid Iran Average GPA 3.28, 164 students
HIS 174C: Us Since 1945 Average GPA 3.29, 1,175 students
HIS 146B: Europe in 20th Cent Average GPA 3.29, 497 students
HIS 166B: Mex Hist Since 1848 Average GPA 3.29, 489 students
HIS 010A: World History to 1350 Average GPA 3.29, 293 students
HIS 119: World War I Average GPA 3.31, 533 students
HIS 014: Hist Global Capitalism Average GPA 3.31, 189 students
HIS 019: Global Migrations Average GPA 3.31, 162 students
HIS 169B: Mex-amer History Average GPA 3.32, 118 students
HIS 017B: History of the U S Average GPA 3.34, 4,031 students
HIS 126Y: Hist Euro Human Rights Average GPA 3.34, 337 students
HIS 170B: Amer Revolution Average GPA 3.34, 254 students
HIS 003: History of Worlds Cities Average GPA 3.34, 207 students
HIS 196A: Medieval India Average GPA 3.35, 322 students
HIS 163B: History of Brazil Average GPA 3.35, 205 students
HIS 015A: Africa to 1900 Average GPA 3.36, 308 students
HIS 007C: Latin America 1900-prsnt Average GPA 3.37, 471 students
HIS 008: Indian Civilization Average GPA 3.39, 480 students
HIS 134A: Age of Revolution Average GPA 3.40, 298 students
HIS 191E: The Chinese Revolution Average GPA 3.40, 203 students
HIS 161: Human Rights Latin Am Average GPA 3.41, 600 students
HIS 146A: Europe in 20th Cent Average GPA 3.41, 380 students
HIS 115C: Southern African Average GPA 3.41, 101 students
HIS 010C: 19th-20th Century World Average GPA 3.42, 1,928 students
HIS 072A: Women & Gender Amer-1865 Average GPA 3.42, 1,144 students
HIS 168: Inter-amer Relation Average GPA 3.42, 244 students
HIS 007A: Latin America to 1700 Average GPA 3.43, 666 students
HIS 174D: 20th Cent Themes Average GPA 3.45, 328 students
HIS 159: Women/gender in Lat Amer Average GPA 3.45, 184 students
HIS 006: Intro to Middle East Average GPA 3.46, 576 students
HIS 190C: Middle East 1401-1730 Average GPA 3.46, 239 students
HIS 013: Global Sexualities Average GPA 3.47, 1,239 students
HIS 193B: Middle East from 1914 Average GPA 3.47, 421 students
HIS 196B: India Average GPA 3.48, 353 students
HIS 015B: Africa Today Average GPA 3.49, 153 students
HIS 072B: Women & Gender Amer-pres Average GPA 3.50, 1,109 students
HIS 167: Latin Amer Culture & His Average GPA 3.50, 134 students
HIS 018B: Race in Us Since 1865 Average GPA 3.51, 554 students
HIS 165: Latin Amer Soc Rev Average GPA 3.51, 357 students
HIS 113: History Palestine/israel Average GPA 3.56, 457 students
HIS 131B: Renaissance/reformation Average GPA 3.56, 114 students
HIS 142B: Memory of the Holocaust Average GPA 3.57, 249 students
HIS 130B: Christianity-europe Average GPA 3.57, 196 students
HIS 012: Food & History Average GPA 3.59, 2,273 students
HIS 102D: Mod Europe to 1815 Average GPA 3.61, 180 students
HIS 164: History of Chile Average GPA 3.63, 143 students
HIS 177B: Black Hist in Amer Average GPA 3.64, 596 students
HIS 184: Sexuality in Us Average GPA 3.64, 556 students
HIS 016: Sex, Science & Society Average GPA 3.66, 297 students
HIS 102M: U S Since 1896 Average GPA 3.67, 217 students
HIS 080: U S in the Middle East Average GPA 3.70, 1,491 students
HIS 102E: Europe Since 1815 Average GPA 3.70, 145 students
HIS 177A: Black Hist in Amer Average GPA 3.77, 222 students
HIS 110A: Colonialism Average GPA 3.78, 106 students
HIS 102X: Comparative History Average GPA 3.90, 114 students
HIS 104A: Intro to Research Average GPA 3.99, 101 students