JAPN 1: Japanese: First Year
University of California, Santa Cruz
Students carry out beginning-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write Japanese scripts (hiragana, katakana, and about 14 kanji).
Average GPA: 3.32
Grade distribution records: 1,246 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 89 | 7.1% |
| A | 414 | 33.2% |
| A- | 88 | 7.1% |
| B+ | 107 | 8.6% |
| B | 110 | 8.8% |
| B- | 74 | 5.9% |
| C+ | 29 | 2.3% |
| C | 16 | 1.3% |
| C- | 22 | 1.8% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.2% |
| D | 9 | 0.7% |
| D- | 7 | 0.6% |
| F | 48 | 3.9% |
| P | 91 | 7.3% |
| NP | 82 | 6.6% |
| S | 15 | 1.2% |
| U | 1 | 0.1% |
| W | 41 | 3.3% |
Based on 1,246 student grade records across 10 terms and 9 professors.
Instructors
- Naoko Yamamoto 356 students, Average GPA 3.25
- Naoko Matsuo 232 students, Average GPA 3.23
- Miyuki Takeuchi 187 students, Average GPA 3.45
- Keiko Yukawa 177 students, Average GPA 3.55
- Sakae Fujita 123 students, Average GPA 3.19
- Ian A. Hamilton 97 students, Average GPA 3.26
- Shigeko Okamoto 30 students, Average GPA 3.30
- Yuki Obayashi 23 students, Average GPA 3.05
- Maho Morimoto 21 students, Average GPA 3.42