Hardest CI classes at UIUC

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

1. CI 410: Middle Schl Inst, Phil, & Str Average GPA 3.64, 342 students
2. CI 471: Princ Prac Foster Indep Rdg Average GPA 3.72, 127 students
3. CI 405: Intro Tchg Elem Age Children Average GPA 3.74, 937 students
4. CI 430: Teaching Children Mathematics Average GPA 3.75, 1,068 students
5. CI 450: Tchg Elem Science I Average GPA 3.75, 974 students
6. CI 431: Tchg Elementary Mathematics Average GPA 3.75, 226 students
7. CI 467: Princ Tchg Lit to Child Youth Average GPA 3.76, 914 students
8. CI 404: Tchg and Assessing Sec Sch Stu Average GPA 3.77, 548 students
9. CI 475: Teach Elem Rdg & Lang Arts I Average GPA 3.78, 1,300 students
10. CI 403: Tchg Diverse High School Stu Average GPA 3.78, 603 students
11. CI 415: Lang Varieties,cult,& Learning Average GPA 3.79, 1,854 students
12. CI 406: Thry Prac in Elem Schl Tch I Average GPA 3.79, 885 students
13. CI 401: Intro Tchg in a Diverse Societ Average GPA 3.79, 784 students
14. CI 433: Found of Bilingual Educ Average GPA 3.79, 389 students
15. CI 424: Child Development & Technology Average GPA 3.81, 112 students
16. CI 476: Teach Elem & Mid Lang Arts Average GPA 3.82, 1,050 students
17. CI 407: Thry Prac in Elem Schl Tchg II Average GPA 3.82, 827 students
18. CI 402: Tchg Diverse Middle Grade Stu Average GPA 3.82, 208 students
19. CI 550: Methods of Educational Inquiry Average GPA 3.83, 621 students
20. CI 422: Families, Communities, Schools Average GPA 3.83, 142 students
21. CI 446: Culture in the Classroom Average GPA 3.84, 354 students
22. CI 448: Tchg Elem Social Studies Average GPA 3.85, 620 students
23. CI 452: Soc Stu as Action and Inquiry Average GPA 3.85, 320 students
24. CI 477: Biling Esl Methods & Material Average GPA 3.85, 137 students
25. CI 451: Tchg Elem Science II Average GPA 3.87, 541 students
26. CI 335: Content Area App of Educ Tech Average GPA 3.87, 332 students
27. CI 210: Intro to Digital Learning Env Average GPA 3.88, 428 students
28. CI 437: Educational Game Design Average GPA 3.88, 149 students
29. CI 432: Invest Approach Elem Math Inst Average GPA 3.89, 889 students
30. CI 447: Early Ch Ed Sci Cnt & Method Average GPA 3.93, 305 students
31. CI 501: Curr Dev for the 21st Century Average GPA 3.93, 132 students
32. CI 473: Disciplinary Literacy Average GPA 3.94, 1,603 students

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