CHN 003: FIRST-YEAR CHINESE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CHN 002 with a grade of C- or better; or a sufficiently high test score on the Chinese placement examination as determined by the department faculty. An introduction to the sound system and grammar of Chinese. Focuses on the development of the four skills: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Classes are conducted in Chinese as much as possible. Credit is awarded for only one of the following sequences: CHN 001, CHN 002, CHN 003, and CHN 004; CHN 001, CHN 002, and CHN 020B; CHN 020A and CHN 020B.
Average GPA: 3.46
Grade distribution records: 924 students across 24 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 28 | 3.0% |
| A | 285 | 30.8% |
| A- | 205 | 22.2% |
| B+ | 104 | 11.3% |
| B | 77 | 8.3% |
| B- | 67 | 7.3% |
| C+ | 33 | 3.6% |
| C | 25 | 2.7% |
| C- | 15 | 1.6% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.1% |
| D | 1 | 0.1% |
| F | 3 | 0.3% |
| NP | 6 | 0.6% |
| S | 71 | 7.7% |
| W | 3 | 0.3% |
Based on 924 student grade records across 24 terms and 8 professors.
Instructors
- Shu-Liang Hsu 180 students, Average GPA 3.52
- Jingsong Chen 163 students, Average GPA 3.64
- Hsuan-Ying Liu 99 students, Average GPA 3.34
- Han-Hua Chao 67 students, Average GPA 3.35
- Ai-Ling Wang 49 students, Average GPA 3.49
- Chuchu Wang 25 students, Average GPA 3.71
- Hsiao Shih 25 students, Average GPA 3.90
- Xingbo Li 24 students, Average GPA 3.51