Introduction to Developmental Psychology

University of California, Santa Cruz

PSYC 10 at UCSC: average GPA 3.41 across 3,168 students. Grade distribution by term. Addresses psychological development from conception through adolescence…

Average GPA: 3.41

Grade distribution records: 3,168 students across 25 terms.

Enrollment requirements

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1; and AM 3, or AM 6, or MATH 3 or a higher level Mathematics course (MATH 4, MATH 11A, or MATH 19A), or mathematics placement (MP) score of 300 or higher, or AP Calculus AB exam score of 3 or higher; and PSYC 2 or STAT 5 or STAT 7 and STAT 7L.

2026–2027 · UCSC catalog

Grade distribution

Grade	Students	Percent
A+	559	17.6%
A	734	23.2%
A-	499	15.8%
B+	399	12.6%
B	335	10.6%
B-	152	4.8%
C+	122	3.9%
C	99	3.1%
C-	24	0.8%
D+	14	0.4%
D	23	0.7%
D-	6	0.2%
F	57	1.8%
P	94	3.0%
NP	32	1.0%
W	19	0.6%

Based on 3,168 student grade records across 25 terms and 12 professors.

Instructors

• Kathryn Grace Silva 1,079 students, Average GPA 3.56
• Nameera N Akhtar 733 students, Average GPA 3.45
• Adriana Manago 541 students, Average GPA 3.01
• Paulette Desiree Garcia Peraza 186 students, Average GPA 3.60
• Su-Hua Wang 148 students, Average GPA 3.32
• Barbara O'Brien 125 students, Average GPA 2.95
• Hyesung Grace Hwang 122 students, Average GPA 3.41
• Samantha Basch 78 students, Average GPA 3.78
• Abigail Walsh 48 students, Average GPA 3.83
• Andrew Gary Takimoto 46 students, Average GPA 3.71
• Brenda Celina Gutierrez 39 students, Average GPA 2.70
• Vera M Umansky 23 students, Average GPA 3.77