Easiest COMM classes at UCSB

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

1. COMM 199RA: INDEP RESEARCH ASST Average GPA 3.98, 1,709 students
2. COMM 181A Average GPA 3.97, 163 students
3. COMM 204A: COMM RES METHOD Average GPA 3.93, 116 students
4. COMM 180: SENIOR HONORS SEM Average GPA 3.90, 138 students
5. COMM 175SC Average GPA 3.88, 141 students
6. COMM 181B: SENIOR HONORS THES Average GPA 3.88, 130 students
7. COMM 187: DATA SCIENCE COMM Average GPA 3.86, 290 students
8. COMM 594 Average GPA 3.85, 150 students
9. COMM 204C: ADV METHODS & STATS Average GPA 3.85, 103 students
10. COMM 191 Average GPA 3.84, 488 students
11. COMM 175SX Average GPA 3.84, 150 students
12. COMM 200: COMM THEORY CONSTR Average GPA 3.80, 119 students
13. COMM 127: LEADERSHIP & GENDER Average GPA 3.71, 1,037 students
14. COMM 160PD Average GPA 3.71, 225 students
15. COMM 144 Average GPA 3.70, 225 students
16. COMM 105: SPORTS CULT & COMM Average GPA 3.68, 257 students
17. COMM 182 Average GPA 3.67, 207 students
18. COMM 160CP Average GPA 3.66, 149 students
19. COMM 147: IMMIGRATION COMM Average GPA 3.65, 221 students
20. COMM 136: COLLAB TECH & ORG Average GPA 3.62, 854 students
21. COMM 164: COMM SCIENCE Average GPA 3.61, 794 students
22. COMM 177 Average GPA 3.60, 936 students
23. COMM 176 Average GPA 3.59, 937 students
24. COMM 188 Average GPA 3.58, 316 students
25. COMM 102 Average GPA 3.53, 666 students
26. COMM 160DI Average GPA 3.49, 592 students
27. COMM 160OD: ORG DIFFERENCE Average GPA 3.49, 238 students
28. COMM 103: MED RACE &ETHNICITY Average GPA 3.47, 1,201 students
29. COMM 130: POLITICAL COMM Average GPA 3.47, 934 students
30. COMM 168 Average GPA 3.47, 792 students
31. COMM 108 Average GPA 3.47, 697 students
32. COMM 112 Average GPA 3.47, 289 students
33. COMM 150: GRP COM MULT CONTXT Average GPA 3.45, 1,686 students
34. COMM 160DS: DATA SCIENCE COMM Average GPA 3.45, 358 students
35. COMM 185: COMM TECH & REL Average GPA 3.44, 582 students
36. COMM 156: HEALTH PROMOTION Average GPA 3.44, 335 students
37. COMM 153 Average GPA 3.44, 182 students
38. COMM 160HC Average GPA 3.43, 353 students
39. COMM 160OH: ONLINE HATE SPEECH Average GPA 3.42, 121 students
40. COMM 160EC Average GPA 3.41, 113 students
41. COMM 160FC Average GPA 3.41, 111 students
42. COMM 160MH: MENTAL HEALTH COMM Average GPA 3.40, 425 students
43. COMM 162 Average GPA 3.39, 476 students
44. COMM 128 Average GPA 3.38, 923 students
45. COMM 146 Average GPA 3.38, 505 students
46. COMM 129: LAW ENF & COMMUNITY Average GPA 3.38, 101 students
47. COMM 106: SMALL GROUP COMM Average GPA 3.37, 1,058 students
48. COMM 163: DIFFUSION OF INNOV Average GPA 3.36, 902 students
49. COMM 137 Average GPA 3.35, 703 students
50. COMM 160DM Average GPA 3.34, 618 students
51. COMM 160SC Average GPA 3.34, 394 students
52. COMM 170: COMMUNICATION LAW Average GPA 3.30, 1,432 students
53. COMM 124: FAMILY COMM Average GPA 3.29, 2,785 students
54. COMM 111: NONVERBAL COMM Average GPA 3.29, 2,707 students
55. COMM 122: ORGANIZATIONAL COMM Average GPA 3.28, 1,828 students
56. COMM 151: RELATIONAL COMM Average GPA 3.28, 1,601 students
57. COMM 142: POWER COMM Average GPA 3.28, 658 students
58. COMM 121: COMM AND CONFLICT Average GPA 3.27, 2,017 students
59. COMM 160WB: EMOTION & WORK LIFE Average GPA 3.27, 502 students
60. COMM 126: GENDER AND COMM Average GPA 3.26, 1,160 students
61. COMM 131 Average GPA 3.25, 978 students
62. COMM 183 Average GPA 3.25, 473 students
63. COMM 113 Average GPA 3.24, 1,977 students
64. COMM 169: SOCIAL NETWORKS Average GPA 3.24, 1,786 students
65. COMM 107 Average GPA 3.23, 2,073 students
66. COMM 119 Average GPA 3.21, 655 students
67. COMM 115 Average GPA 3.21, 358 students
68. COMM 166: MARKETING COMM Average GPA 3.20, 2,952 students
69. COMM 152 Average GPA 3.20, 1,015 students
70. COMM 186 Average GPA 3.20, 246 students
71. COMM 148: RISK COMMUNICATION Average GPA 3.18, 1,063 students
72. COMM 184 Average GPA 3.18, 674 students
73. COMM 178 Average GPA 3.15, 848 students
74. COMM 125: DIGITAL CONSUMER BX Average GPA 3.14, 240 students
75. COMM 160WA Average GPA 3.14, 157 students
76. COMM 133: MEDIA AND CHILDREN Average GPA 3.13, 1,630 students
77. COMM 160ME: MEDIA AND EMOTION Average GPA 3.12, 183 students
78. COMM 123 Average GPA 3.10, 1,099 students
79. COMM 132 Average GPA 3.07, 1,557 students
80. COMM 109 Average GPA 3.07, 996 students
81. COMM 155: HEALTH COMM Average GPA 3.07, 606 students
82. COMM 114: MED EFFECTS SOC Average GPA 3.03, 1,258 students
83. COMM 154 Average GPA 3.03, 1,230 students
84. COMM 179: MUSIC COMM Average GPA 3.03, 738 students
85. COMM 149: COMM AND ORG CULTR Average GPA 3.03, 307 students
86. COMM 101 Average GPA 3.02, 1,181 students
87. COMM 120: INTERVIEWING Average GPA 3.02, 827 students
88. COMM 104: EVOL & HUMAN COMM Average GPA 3.00, 614 students
89. COMM 89: THEORIES OF COMM Average GPA 2.99, 10,382 students
90. COMM 138: ADVERTISING LIT Average GPA 2.96, 814 students
91. COMM 145: MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT Average GPA 2.93, 1,549 students
92. COMM 174: FREEDOM OF COMM Average GPA 2.91, 330 students
93. COMM 88: COMM RESEARCH METH Average GPA 2.86, 10,119 students
94. COMM 139: COMM AND EMOTION Average GPA 2.81, 1,954 students
95. COMM 160CL: SPECIAL TOPICS COMM Average GPA 2.80, 115 students
96. COMM 1: INTRO COMMUNICATION Average GPA 2.79, 16,702 students
97. COMM 134 Average GPA 2.78, 401 students
98. COMM 117: PERSUASION Average GPA 2.77, 2,377 students
99. COMM 116 Average GPA 2.70, 2,115 students
100. COMM 87: STAT ANALY COMM Average GPA 2.65, 4,331 students

See also: Hardest classes, UCSB course catalog, COMM course catalog.