Hardest SOCY classes at UCSC

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

  1. SOCY 170: Ethnicity and Race Average GPA 2.82, 151 students
  2. SOCY 178Z: Disability and Soc Average GPA 2.96, 305 students
  3. SOCY 130: Socy of Food Average GPA 2.98, 124 students
  4. SOCY 172: Social Movements Average GPA 3.15, 103 students
  5. SOCY 127P: SocDrugs/Bots/Pharm Average GPA 3.16, 246 students
  6. SOCY 136: Social Psychology Average GPA 3.18, 423 students
  7. SOCY 173X: Water & Sanitation Average GPA 3.26, 119 students
  8. SOCY 15: World Society Average GPA 3.29, 1,605 students
  9. SOCY 3B: Statistical Methods Average GPA 3.32, 544 students
  10. SOCY 30A: IntroToDigitalJustice Average GPA 3.33, 381 students
  11. SOCY 120: Gendr/Race/Sex/Cltrl Average GPA 3.36, 103 students
  12. SOCY 105A: Classical Soc Theor Average GPA 3.38, 1,583 students
  13. SOCY 137: Deviance & Conform Average GPA 3.40, 340 students
  14. SOCY 126: Sex as Soc Prac & Rep Average GPA 3.40, 235 students
  15. SOCY 3A: Evaluation/Evidence Average GPA 3.43, 1,117 students
  16. SOCY 185: Environ Inequality Average GPA 3.44, 184 students
  17. SOCY 156: US Latinx Identity Average GPA 3.45, 194 students
  18. SOCY 169: Social Inequality Average GPA 3.45, 175 students
  19. SOCY 177: Urban Sociology Average GPA 3.45, 102 students
  20. SOCY 105B: Contem Soc Theory Average GPA 3.46, 1,408 students
  21. SOCY 153: Sociol Of Emotions Average GPA 3.46, 467 students
  22. SOCY 115: Intro Sound Studies Average GPA 3.46, 220 students
  23. SOCY 149: Sex and Gender Average GPA 3.48, 463 students
  24. SOCY 10: Issues/Prblms In Am Average GPA 3.51, 1,082 students
  25. SOCY 152: Body and Society Average GPA 3.51, 209 students
  26. SOCY 178T: Spec Topics in Soc Average GPA 3.53, 454 students
  27. SOCY 1: Intro Sociology Average GPA 3.55, 2,163 students
  28. SOCY 139T: Research Practicum Average GPA 3.56, 185 students
  29. SOCY 196S: Senior Seminar Average GPA 3.62, 931 students
  30. SOCY 139I: CERL and Internships Average GPA 3.66, 179 students
  31. SOCY 159: Pregnancy and Birth Average GPA 3.66, 106 students
  32. SOCY 168: Social Justice Average GPA 3.68, 227 students
  33. SOCY 122: Sociology of Law Average GPA 3.69, 266 students
  34. SOCY 145: Sociology/Masculinities Average GPA 3.71, 197 students
  35. SOCY 107A: Tech for Change Average GPA 3.71, 160 students
  36. SOCY 150: Socy Death & Dying Average GPA 3.73, 499 students
  37. SOCY 146: Intro to Pop Health Average GPA 3.74, 238 students
  38. SOCY 111: Family & Society Average GPA 3.77, 203 students
  39. SOCY 128I: Race and Law Average GPA 3.80, 171 students
  40. SOCY 107B: Projects/Grants Average GPA 3.83, 179 students
  41. SOCY 196G: Project Practicum Average GPA 3.87, 178 students
  42. SOCY 196A: Soc:PublicIntellectl Average GPA 3.92, 183 students
  43. SOCY 128M: IntlLaw/GlobJustice Average GPA 3.94, 105 students

See also: Easiest classes, UCSC course catalog, SOCY course catalog.

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