Easiest HIS classes at UCSC

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

HIS 80C: Global China Average GPA 3.80, 354 students
HIS 155: Hist Modern Israel Average GPA 3.61, 118 students
HIS 80Y: WWII Mem U.S. Japn Average GPA 3.57, 650 students
HIS 15: US His for NonMajors Average GPA 3.56, 2,470 students
HIS 80X: Civil Rights Movmnt Average GPA 3.55, 257 students
HIS 104C: Am Ind Hist On Film Average GPA 3.50, 102 students
HIS 10B: US Hist Average GPA 3.49, 1,317 students
HIS 118: Global Cold War Average GPA 3.48, 184 students
HIS 74A: JewishAfrica&MidEas Average GPA 3.48, 145 students
HIS 173C: His of Soviet Union Average GPA 3.48, 120 students
HIS 60: Medical/Sci Term Average GPA 3.46, 715 students
HIS 40B: Modern East Asia Average GPA 3.46, 579 students
HIS 128: Chicana/o History Average GPA 3.46, 273 students
HIS 151B: Drugs World History Average GPA 3.45, 125 students
HIS 74: Intro Jewish Hist Average GPA 3.45, 116 students
HIS 44: Modern South Asia Average GPA 3.44, 656 students
HIS 150E: Okinawan History Average GPA 3.44, 409 students
HIS 124A: Panama Canal U.S. Emp Average GPA 3.43, 104 students
HIS 20: US Popular Music Average GPA 3.42, 642 students
HIS 58: Hist Mod Mediterranean Average GPA 3.42, 218 students
HIS 167A: The First World War Average GPA 3.41, 200 students
HIS 82: Glob His CA Gold Rush Average GPA 3.41, 169 students
HIS 75: Film and Holocaust Average GPA 3.40, 647 students
HIS 174: His/Cultr Espionage Average GPA 3.40, 383 students
HIS 10A: U.S. History To Average GPA 3.39, 1,238 students
HIS 150A: Ancient Japan Average GPA 3.38, 300 students
HIS 9: Intr Native Am His Average GPA 3.37, 488 students
HIS 13: Intro Am Relig Cult Average GPA 3.36, 336 students
HIS 81: Science Colonial World Average GPA 3.36, 114 students
HIS 163B: Genesis Average GPA 3.35, 113 students
HIS 140D: Recent Chinese Hist Average GPA 3.34, 218 students
HIS 159B: Women/Gender Egypt Average GPA 3.34, 136 students
HIS 4: History of the Present Average GPA 3.32, 235 students
HIS 184B: Racism & Antiracism Average GPA 3.32, 153 students
HIS 70A: ModEurope1500-1815 Average GPA 3.30, 608 students
HIS 170A: Fren:OldRegime&Revol Average GPA 3.28, 101 students
HIS 70B: ModEurope 1815-pres Average GPA 3.27, 520 students
HIS 121B: African-Am1877-Pres Average GPA 3.24, 106 students
HIS 131: Women In Latin Amer Average GPA 3.23, 118 students
HIS 100: His Skills & Methds Average GPA 3.22, 775 students
HIS 109A: The Antebellum South Average GPA 3.20, 132 students
HIS 12: U.S. Latino History Average GPA 3.19, 439 students
HIS 78: ModernAuthoritarianism Average GPA 3.18, 364 students
HIS 110D: Civil War Era Average GPA 3.18, 170 students
HIS 122A: Jazz & Hist to 1945 Average GPA 3.17, 114 students
HIS 5C: Intro to the Bible Average GPA 3.15, 117 students
HIS 105: Nations&Nationalism Average GPA 3.13, 286 students
HIS 2B: World Since 1500 Average GPA 3.11, 578 students
HIS 62A: Classic Worl: Greec Average GPA 3.08, 146 students
HIS 110A: Colonial U S 1500-1750 Average GPA 3.07, 213 students
HIS 130: His of Modern Cuba Average GPA 3.07, 127 students
HIS 11A: L Amer ColonlPeriod Average GPA 3.05, 264 students
HIS 159M: Curse of the Mummy Average GPA 3.05, 126 students
HIS 65B: Europe 1000-1500 Average GPA 3.05, 120 students
HIS 41: Making Mod Mid East Average GPA 3.03, 231 students
HIS 2A: The World to Average GPA 3.02, 235 students
HIS 51: Pyramids of Earth Average GPA 2.98, 110 students
HIS 40A: Early Mod East Asia Average GPA 2.97, 301 students
HIS 181: British Empire Average GPA 2.97, 110 students
HIS 159A: Cleopatra-Constantine Average GPA 2.92, 106 students
HIS 110B: US Revolu:1740-1815 Average GPA 2.90, 250 students
HIS 59: Hist Eng Language Average GPA 2.81, 677 students
HIS 134A: Colonial Mexico Average GPA 2.81, 131 students
HIS 101D: World His of Science Average GPA 2.75, 315 students
HIS 50: Pyr/Papt Anc Egypt Average GPA 2.67, 197 students
HIS 160C: Topics Greek Hist Average GPA 2.65, 149 students
HIS 101F: Global Environment His Average GPA 2.54, 136 students
HIS 62B: Classic World: Rome Average GPA 2.54, 100 students