SPAN 3: 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: 3.56
Grade distribution records: 1,027 students across 19 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 241 | 23.5% |
| A | 208 | 20.3% |
| A- | 190 | 18.5% |
| B+ | 92 | 9.0% |
| B | 84 | 8.2% |
| B- | 48 | 4.7% |
| C+ | 18 | 1.8% |
| C | 20 | 1.9% |
| C- | 9 | 0.9% |
| D | 5 | 0.5% |
| D- | 1 | 0.1% |
| F | 7 | 0.7% |
| P | 65 | 6.3% |
| NP | 9 | 0.9% |
| S | 11 | 1.1% |
| W | 19 | 1.9% |
Based on 1,027 student grade records across 19 terms and 8 professors.
Instructors
- Carolina Castillo Trelles 273 students, Average GPA 3.85
- Javier Fernandez Aguera 256 students, Average GPA 3.45
- Ariel A Perez 124 students, Average GPA 3.29
- Stephanie L Lain 110 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Sandra Malone 97 students, Average GPA 3.47
- Byron A Barahona 71 students, Average GPA 3.56
- Edith Leni 58 students, Average GPA 3.43
- Paula Thomas 38 students, Average GPA 3.82