Hardest ENGL classes at UCSB
Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.
- ENGL 103LL Average GPA 2.49, 172 students
- ENGL 116B Average GPA 2.71, 212 students
- ENGL 25 Average GPA 2.89, 1,076 students
- ENGL 24 Average GPA 2.90, 2,381 students
- ENGL 157 Average GPA 2.91, 195 students
- ENGL 134PC Average GPA 2.92, 121 students
- ENGL 38A: INTRO AF-AMER LIT 1 Average GPA 2.96, 183 students
- ENGL 38B Average GPA 3.01, 418 students
- ENGL 122NW Average GPA 3.02, 127 students
- ENGL 18 Average GPA 3.05, 275 students
- ENGL 103A Average GPA 3.08, 2,804 students
- ENGL 105A Average GPA 3.09, 2,455 students
- ENGL 187LL Average GPA 3.09, 909 students
- ENGL 165LB Average GPA 3.09, 130 students
- ENGL 180 Average GPA 3.11, 115 students
- ENGL 22: INTRO TO ENVIRO LIT Average GPA 3.12, 7,978 students
- ENGL 101 Average GPA 3.14, 3,282 students
- ENGL 152A Average GPA 3.15, 207 students
- ENGL 165FS Average GPA 3.15, 124 students
- ENGL 103B: BRIT LIT 1789-1900 Average GPA 3.16, 2,424 students
- ENGL 24G Average GPA 3.16, 270 students
- ENGL 36 Average GPA 3.17, 129 students
- ENGL 147WT: MED HIST & THEORY Average GPA 3.19, 123 students
- ENGL 150 Average GPA 3.20, 1,967 students
- ENGL 105B Average GPA 3.20, 1,587 students
- ENGL 102 Average GPA 3.22, 3,214 students
- ENGL 37: LAW IN EVERYDAY Average GPA 3.22, 300 students
- ENGL 23: THE CLIMATE CRISIS Average GPA 3.24, 5,808 students
- ENGL 104A Average GPA 3.24, 3,358 students
- ENGL 115: MEDIEVAL LITERATURE Average GPA 3.24, 444 students
- ENGL 121 Average GPA 3.24, 204 students
- ENGL 170SB Average GPA 3.24, 132 students
- ENGL 193: DETECTIVE FICTION Average GPA 3.25, 2,607 students
- ENGL 133SO Average GPA 3.25, 899 students
- ENGL 151JA Average GPA 3.25, 412 students
- ENGL 101ML: BRITISH LIT PRE1500 Average GPA 3.25, 212 students
- ENGL 165IF Average GPA 3.26, 239 students
- ENGL 192WW Average GPA 3.26, 222 students
- ENGL 114EM Average GPA 3.26, 168 students
- ENGL 134RJ Average GPA 3.26, 116 students
- ENGL 104B Average GPA 3.27, 2,614 students
- ENGL 134FC Average GPA 3.27, 190 students
- ENGL 128NA Average GPA 3.28, 141 students
- ENGL 122CD Average GPA 3.29, 138 students
- ENGL 185 Average GPA 3.29, 128 students
- ENGL 187AA Average GPA 3.29, 113 students
- ENGL 15: POP CULTURE SHAKE Average GPA 3.30, 3,254 students
- ENGL 192DF: SCI FI: DYSTOPIAN Average GPA 3.30, 1,816 students
- ENGL 155AI Average GPA 3.30, 121 students
- ENGL 170IC Average GPA 3.31, 255 students
- ENGL 146AI Average GPA 3.31, 129 students
- ENGL 128EN Average GPA 3.31, 119 students
- ENGL 103WT: LATE VICTORIAN LIT Average GPA 3.32, 356 students
- ENGL 165PL Average GPA 3.32, 120 students
- ENGL 170MT Average GPA 3.33, 346 students
- ENGL 191 Average GPA 3.33, 271 students
- ENGL 134AA: CULT OF ASIAN AMER Average GPA 3.35, 473 students
- ENGL 165EM Average GPA 3.35, 270 students
- ENGL 103SH Average GPA 3.35, 160 students
- ENGL 140 Average GPA 3.36, 373 students
- ENGL 189 Average GPA 3.36, 258 students
- ENGL 147MC Average GPA 3.36, 105 students
- ENGL 190AL Average GPA 3.36, 101 students
- ENGL 122LE Average GPA 3.37, 327 students
- ENGL 170CM Average GPA 3.38, 365 students
- ENGL 170TL Average GPA 3.38, 118 students
- ENGL 10: INTRO TO LIT STUDY Average GPA 3.39, 13,961 students
- ENGL 114WR Average GPA 3.39, 374 students
- ENGL 128FT Average GPA 3.39, 260 students
- ENGL 129 Average GPA 3.39, 140 students
- ENGL 102BA Average GPA 3.39, 134 students
- ENGL 50: INTRO ETHNIC LIT Average GPA 3.40, 5,605 students
- ENGL 133TL Average GPA 3.40, 550 students
- ENGL 141ME Average GPA 3.40, 279 students
- ENGL 171 Average GPA 3.40, 278 students
- ENGL 192 Average GPA 3.41, 1,522 students
- ENGL 133GC Average GPA 3.41, 448 students
- ENGL 179 Average GPA 3.41, 429 students
- ENGL 170MB Average GPA 3.41, 269 students
- ENGL 104LC: LIT &CULT 1900-PRES Average GPA 3.41, 216 students
- ENGL 132PR Average GPA 3.42, 165 students
- ENGL 128CM Average GPA 3.42, 131 students
- ENGL 128GN Average GPA 3.44, 548 students
- ENGL 149 Average GPA 3.44, 195 students
- ENGL 122NE: CULTURAL REPRESENT Average GPA 3.45, 617 students
- ENGL 192EF Average GPA 3.45, 199 students
- ENGL 165AD Average GPA 3.46, 132 students
- ENGL 156 Average GPA 3.47, 108 students
- ENGL 92SS Average GPA 3.48, 146 students
- ENGL 128AF Average GPA 3.48, 114 students
- ENGL 169 Average GPA 3.49, 151 students
- ENGL 134NA: BODY AS ARCHIVE Average GPA 3.50, 891 students
- ENGL 192SF Average GPA 3.50, 334 students
- ENGL 146GB: GAMES BOOK GAMEBOOK Average GPA 3.50, 242 students
- ENGL 122UM Average GPA 3.50, 231 students
- ENGL 165LP Average GPA 3.50, 198 students
- ENGL 170LM Average GPA 3.50, 143 students
- ENGL 165AE: GRAPHIC NOVEL: ECO Average GPA 3.50, 105 students
- ENGL 192FE: FANTASY AND ENVR Average GPA 3.51, 644 students
- ENGL 92FE Average GPA 3.51, 235 students
See also: Easiest classes, UCSB course catalog, ENGL course catalog.