Introductory Physics III

University of California, Santa Cruz

PHYS 6C at UCSC: average GPA 3.23 across 3,004 students. Grade distribution by term. Introduction to electricity and magnetism. Elementary circuits; Maxwell's…

Average GPA: 3.23

Grade distribution records: 3,004 students across 19 terms.

Enrollment requirements

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 5A or PHYS 15A or PHYS 6A or PHYS 7A; and MATH 11B or MATH 16B or MATH 19B or MATH 20B or AM 15B.

2026–2027 · UCSC catalog

Grade distribution

Grade	Students	Percent
A+	247	8.2%
A	952	31.7%
A-	350	11.7%
B+	302	10.1%
B	268	8.9%
B-	156	5.2%
C+	166	5.5%
C	263	8.8%
C-	37	1.2%
D+	2	0.1%
D	51	1.7%
D-	2	0.1%
F	91	3.0%
P	29	1.0%
NP	34	1.1%
W	53	1.8%

Based on 3,004 student grade records across 19 terms and 7 professors.

Instructors

• Barun Dhar 949 students, Average GPA 2.73
• Joseph Mark Connell 838 students, Average GPA 3.60
• Amy K Furniss 418 students, Average GPA 3.49
• Ryan Eagle Baumbach 401 students, Average GPA 3.45
• Steven Ritz 253 students, Average GPA 2.96
• Christopher M. Donohue 78 students, Average GPA 3.36
• Marin Djendjinovic 67 students, Average GPA 3.28