Easiest CHEM classes at UCSC

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

1. CHEM 109: Org Chem:Apps to Bio Average GPA 3.88, 503 students
2. CHEM 1N: Gen Chem Lab Average GPA 3.83, 3,797 students
3. CHEM 1M: Gen Chem Lab Average GPA 3.81, 2,684 students
4. CHEM 3CL: General Chemistry Lab Average GPA 3.77, 2,220 students
5. CHEM 146A: Adv Lab Organic Average GPA 3.76, 134 students
6. CHEM 8L: Organic Chem Lab Average GPA 3.72, 4,281 students
7. CHEM 8M: Organic Chem Lab Average GPA 3.72, 2,380 students
8. CHEM 169: Drug Design/Discvry Average GPA 3.70, 146 students
9. CHEM 110L: Int OrganicChem Lab Average GPA 3.58, 341 students
10. CHEM 3BL: General Chemistry Lab Average GPA 3.46, 2,701 students
11. CHEM 151B: Main Group Elements Average GPA 3.42, 100 students
12. CHEM 122: Instrumental Analys Average GPA 3.40, 113 students
13. CHEM 1B: General Chemistry Average GPA 3.36, 4,420 students
14. CHEM 151L: Inorganic Lab Average GPA 3.35, 330 students
15. CHEM 163C: Stat Thermo & Kinetics Average GPA 3.35, 260 students
16. CHEM 1C: General Chemistry Average GPA 3.24, 4,193 students
17. CHEM 103: Biochemistry Average GPA 3.23, 266 students
18. CHEM 3C: General Chemistry Average GPA 3.22, 2,177 students
19. CHEM 151A: Chemistry of Metals Average GPA 3.15, 342 students
20. CHEM 3A: General Chemistry Average GPA 3.14, 4,372 students
21. CHEM 163B: Chem Thermodynamics Average GPA 3.09, 434 students
22. CHEM 1A: General Chemistry Average GPA 3.06, 5,795 students
23. CHEM 3B: General Chemistry Average GPA 3.06, 2,662 students
24. CHEM 8B: Organic Chemistry Average GPA 3.05, 4,553 students
25. CHEM 8A: Organic Chemistry Average GPA 3.04, 5,169 students
26. CHEM 110: IntermedOrganicChem Average GPA 3.02, 393 students
27. CHEM 163A: Quantum Mech & Spec Average GPA 2.98, 546 students
28. CHEM 164: Physical Chem Lab Average GPA 2.97, 252 students

See also: Hardest classes, UCSC course catalog, CHEM course catalog.