Organic Chemistry

University of California, Santa Cruz

CHEM 8B at UCSC: average GPA 3.05 across 4,553 students. Grade distribution by term. Introduction to organic chemistry, with an emphasis on reactivity and…

Average GPA: 3.05

Grade distribution records: 4,553 students across 18 terms.

Enrollment requirements

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 8A.

2026–2027 · UCSC catalog

Grade distribution

Grade	Students	Percent
A+	353	7.8%
A	1,165	25.6%
A-	304	6.7%
B+	392	8.6%
B	683	15.0%
B-	335	7.4%
C+	297	6.5%
C	378	8.3%
C-	57	1.3%
D+	11	0.2%
D	104	2.3%
F	219	4.8%
P	23	0.5%
NP	110	2.4%
W	120	2.6%

Based on 4,553 student grade records across 18 terms and 10 professors.

Instructors

• Rebecca Braslau 1,001 students, Average GPA 2.43
• Bakthan Singaram 997 students, Average GPA 3.00
• Caitlin Maria Binder 929 students, Average GPA 3.67
• Anne Sizemore 586 students, Average GPA 2.89
• Rachel Ann Snelling 369 students, Average GPA 3.57
• Burcak Artun 366 students, Average GPA 2.82
• Gabriella Adriana Amberchan 187 students, Average GPA 3.04
• Catherine Suzanne Mccaughey 73 students, Average GPA 2.72
• Rafael Ibrah Silverman Y de la Vega 45 students, Average GPA 2.87
• Patrick Wayne Skelly 22 students, Average GPA 3.28