Hardest ARTH classes at UIUC

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

1. ARTH 260: Graffiti and Murals Average GPA 2.99, 480 students
2. ARTH 360: Women and the Visual Arts Average GPA 3.13, 160 students
3. ARTH 257: History of Photography Average GPA 3.20, 634 students
4. ARTH 115: Art in a Global Context Average GPA 3.20, 237 students
5. ARTH 235: Art and Power in 17th C Europe Average GPA 3.21, 239 students
6. ARTH 446: Art Since 1940 Average GPA 3.21, 115 students
7. ARTH 112: Renaissance to Modern Art Average GPA 3.23, 201 students
8. ARTH 111: Ancient to Medieval Art Average GPA 3.23, 154 students
9. ARTH 240: Art of the Nineteenth Century Average GPA 3.25, 204 students
10. ARTH 250: American Art Average GPA 3.25, 200 students
11. ARTH 113: Introduction to African Art Average GPA 3.30, 157 students
12. ARTH 403: Word and Image in Chinese Art Average GPA 3.31, 224 students
13. ARTH 402: Ways of Seeing in Edo Japan Average GPA 3.31, 149 students
14. ARTH 299: Mod & Contemp Native Amer Art Average GPA 3.32, 325 students
15. ARTH 110: Intro History of Art & Visual Average GPA 3.33, 127 students
16. ARTH 242: Art Since 1940 Average GPA 3.36, 282 students
17. ARTH 241: Modern Art, 1880-1940 Average GPA 3.37, 347 students
18. ARTH 351: Early American Modernism Average GPA 3.39, 102 students
19. ARTH 361: Contemporary Art Average GPA 3.40, 138 students
20. ARTH 211: Design History Survey Average GPA 3.44, 1,095 students

See also: Easiest classes, UIUC course catalog, ARTH course catalog.