Hardest POSC classes at UCR

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

  1. POSC 153: RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY Average GPA 2.41, 481 students
  2. POSC 164S: THE NATION STATE AND CAPITALISM Average GPA 2.55, 677 students
  3. POSC 130: Politcs & Econ of Pacific Rim Average GPA 2.56, 470 students
  4. POSC 134S: Poltcal Economy of Intl Financ Average GPA 2.60, 629 students
  5. POSC 110: The Origins of Politcal Ideas Average GPA 2.68, 447 students
  6. POSC 017: POLITICS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH Average GPA 2.72, 4,338 students
  7. POSC 144S: Politics Through Film Average GPA 2.72, 603 students
  8. POSC 157S: Modern Dictatorships Average GPA 2.72, 448 students
  9. POSC 123: Conflict Resolution Average GPA 2.73, 916 students
  10. POSC 005: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES Average GPA 2.74, 915 students
  11. POSC 169: Terrorism & Political Violence Average GPA 2.74, 271 students
  12. POSC 119: Political Thinkers in Depth Average GPA 2.74, 181 students
  13. POSC 010: AMERICAN POLITICS Average GPA 2.75, 7,532 students
  14. POSC 007W: Intro to Political Theory Average GPA 2.76, 739 students
  15. POSC 010W: American Politics Average GPA 2.79, 1,000 students
  16. POSC 166: Judical Politcs & Policy Makng Average GPA 2.79, 738 students
  17. POSC 020: WORLD POLITICS Average GPA 2.80, 8,845 students
  18. POSC 186: REGULATION: A POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE Average GPA 2.81, 1,080 students
  19. POSC 005W: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES Average GPA 2.84, 2,191 students
  20. POSC 114S: Theory & Methodlogy of Pol Sci Average GPA 2.84, 910 students
  21. POSC 115S: Utopia and Dystopia Average GPA 2.84, 112 students
  22. POSC 124S: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Average GPA 2.85, 1,152 students
  23. POSC 165S: Strategy and Politics Average GPA 2.85, 253 students
  24. POSC 126S: THE POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT Average GPA 2.86, 1,096 students
  25. POSC 100: Presidential Politics Average GPA 2.86, 574 students
  26. POSC 148S: Politics of Congressnl Electns Average GPA 2.86, 518 students
  27. POSC 015: COMPARATIVE POLITICS Average GPA 2.87, 6,155 students
  28. POSC 111S: DEMOCRACY AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT Average GPA 2.87, 680 students
  29. POSC 116S: CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM, AND POLITICAL THEORY Average GPA 2.88, 479 students
  30. POSC 007: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY Average GPA 2.89, 3,773 students
  31. POSC 101: THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS Average GPA 2.89, 1,089 students
  32. POSC 112: Modern Political Theory Average GPA 2.91, 274 students
  33. POSC 132S: Postcnflct Justice & Reconciln Average GPA 2.91, 146 students
  34. POSC 145: MONEY IN AMERICAN POLITICS Average GPA 2.93, 888 students
  35. POSC 105 Average GPA 2.93, 163 students
  36. POSC 162S: LATIN AMERICA: THE QUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCRACY Average GPA 2.94, 880 students
  37. POSC 158: POLITICS OF MEXICO Average GPA 2.97, 254 students
  38. POSC 120: Politics of India and Pakistan Average GPA 2.98, 330 students
  39. POSC 124: International Relations Average GPA 2.98, 145 students
  40. POSC 163: ETHNIC POLITICS Average GPA 2.99, 227 students
  41. POSC 125: U.s. Foreign Policy Since Wwii Average GPA 3.00, 956 students
  42. POSC 112S: MODERN POLITICAL THEORY Average GPA 3.00, 425 students
  43. POSC 146: Mass Media & Public Opinion Average GPA 3.01, 532 students
  44. POSC 159S: The Armed Forces and Politics Average GPA 3.03, 356 students
  45. POSC 171: Amer State Politics Average GPA 3.04, 871 students
  46. POSC 117: Contemporary Democratic Theory Average GPA 3.04, 264 students
  47. POSC 183: Administrative Politics & Thry Average GPA 3.05, 150 students
  48. POSC 108: POLITICS OF RACE, IMMIGRATION, AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES Average GPA 3.06, 1,017 students
  49. POSC 182: Politics and Economic Policy Average GPA 3.06, 971 students
  50. POSC 113: American Political Thought Average GPA 3.06, 887 students
  51. POSC 151S: African Politics Average GPA 3.08, 471 students
  52. POSC 102S: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Average GPA 3.08, 385 students
  53. POSC 163S: ETHNIC POLITICS Average GPA 3.10, 604 students
  54. POSC 111: Democracy & the Social Contrct Average GPA 3.10, 327 students
  55. POSC 180S: THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC HEALTH Average GPA 3.11, 321 students
  56. POSC 178S: Politicl Consquences Elec Inst Average GPA 3.11, 253 students
  57. POSC 136S: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION Average GPA 3.13, 841 students
  58. POSC 138S: Labor and Globlization Average GPA 3.13, 761 students
  59. POSC 143: Elections & Pol Partic Average GPA 3.13, 162 students
  60. POSC 117S: Contemporary Democratic Theory Average GPA 3.14, 256 students
  61. POSC 161: UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS Average GPA 3.16, 705 students
  62. POSC 168: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Average GPA 3.16, 574 students
  63. POSC 104S: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE POLITICS OF RACE, IMMIGRATION, AND ETHNICITY Average GPA 3.16, 166 students
  64. POSC 173: Governmt&politcs of California Average GPA 3.18, 373 students
  65. POSC 126: THE POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT Average GPA 3.18, 317 students
  66. POSC 143S: Elections & Pol Partic Average GPA 3.19, 884 students
  67. POSC 103S: Pol Psychology: Comp Pol Average GPA 3.22, 163 students
  68. POSC 150S: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THEORY, LAW, AND POLITICS Average GPA 3.23, 600 students
  69. POSC 167: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Average GPA 3.24, 950 students
  70. POSC 155S: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN WESTERN EUROPE Average GPA 3.24, 511 students
  71. POSC 184S: Digital Government Average GPA 3.25, 464 students
  72. POSC 173S: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CALIFORNIA Average GPA 3.25, 301 students
  73. POSC 182E: POLITICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY: AMERICAN POLITICS Average GPA 3.26, 532 students
  74. POSC 182F: Politics and Economic Policy Average GPA 3.27, 332 students
  75. POSC 132: Postcnflct Justice & Reconciln Average GPA 3.28, 150 students
  76. POSC 188S: Political Violence: Latin Amer Average GPA 3.28, 147 students
  77. POSC 129: Prlifrtn of Weapns Ofmass Dest Average GPA 3.32, 167 students
  78. POSC 160S: GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT Average GPA 3.33, 1,632 students
  79. POSC 182G: POLITICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY: STRATEGY AND INSTITUTIONS Average GPA 3.34, 764 students
  80. POSC 154: Politics of European Union Average GPA 3.34, 451 students
  81. POSC 164: The Nation State & Capitalism Average GPA 3.37, 111 students
  82. POSC 155 Average GPA 3.40, 150 students
  83. POSC 137S: Environmtl Justice&human Rghts Average GPA 3.42, 498 students
  84. POSC 170: LOCAL LEADERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA Average GPA 3.43, 505 students
  85. POSC 151: African Politics Average GPA 3.46, 148 students
  86. POSC 104: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE POLITICS OF RACE, IMMIGRATION, AND ETHNICITY Average GPA 3.49, 113 students
  87. POSC 045: SPECIAL SEMINAR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Average GPA 3.50, 236 students
  88. POSC 106S: Environmntal Political Thought Average GPA 3.54, 244 students
  89. POSC 183F: Administrative Politics & Thry Average GPA 3.58, 422 students
  90. POSC 128: Comparative Foreign Policy Average GPA 3.58, 157 students
  91. POSC 141: Women and Politics Average GPA 3.61, 144 students
  92. POSC 190: SPECIAL STUDIES Average GPA 3.68, 201 students
  93. POSC 114L: THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Average GPA 3.70, 206 students
  94. POSC 198G: FIELD WORK Average GPA 3.74, 713 students
  95. POSC 196A: Moot Court a Average GPA 3.75, 110 students
  96. POSC 198I: INDIVIDUAL INTERNSHIP IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Average GPA 3.83, 179 students

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