SPAN 1: Spanish: First Year
University of California, Santa Cruz
The first-year program is aimed at developing proficiency in Spanish. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are addressed through classroom practice and supplemented by language laboratory work. Classes are taught entirely in Spanish and are held three days a week.
Average GPA: 3.46
Grade distribution records: 565 students across 18 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 113 | 20.0% |
| A | 148 | 26.2% |
| A- | 85 | 15.0% |
| B+ | 31 | 5.5% |
| B | 42 | 7.4% |
| B- | 26 | 4.6% |
| C+ | 14 | 2.5% |
| C | 14 | 2.5% |
| C- | 6 | 1.1% |
| D+ | 4 | 0.7% |
| D | 3 | 0.5% |
| F | 16 | 2.8% |
| P | 36 | 6.4% |
| NP | 9 | 1.6% |
| S | 7 | 1.2% |
| W | 10 | 1.8% |
Based on 565 student grade records across 18 terms and 7 professors.
Instructors
- Stephanie L Lain 144 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Ariel A Perez 123 students, Average GPA 3.19
- Javier Fernandez Aguera 107 students, Average GPA 3.50
- Carolina Castillo Trelles 104 students, Average GPA 3.84
- Edith Leni 49 students, Average GPA 3.81
- Lucia Alvarado Cantero 28 students, Average GPA 3.70
- Jolene Castillo Gregory 10 students, Average GPA 3.59