Hardest SOCY classes at UNC Charlotte

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

SOCY 3169: Sociology of Health & Illness Average GPA 2.40, 133 students
SOCY 2133: Socy of Marriage & the Family Average GPA 2.44, 115 students
SOCY 2112: Popular Culture Average GPA 2.50, 1,149 students
SOCY 4153: Contemp Sociological Theory Average GPA 2.55, 196 students
SOCY 4160: Evolution and Gender Average GPA 2.62, 234 students
SOCY 4135: Sociology of Education Average GPA 2.66, 505 students
SOCY 4155: Sociological Rsrch Methods (w) Average GPA 2.78, 745 students
SOCY 4169: Health Disparities Average GPA 2.80, 129 students
SOCY 4130: Sociology of Health & Illness Average GPA 2.81, 462 students
SOCY 3267: Socy Dying, Death, Bereavement Average GPA 2.83, 836 students
SOCY 3155: Sociological Research Methods Average GPA 2.85, 1,137 students
SOCY 2163: Sociology of Gender Average GPA 2.86, 509 students
SOCY 2126: World Population Problems Average GPA 2.86, 183 students
SOCY 4267: Sociology of the Internet Average GPA 2.87, 256 students
SOCY 4090: Topics in Sociology: Top Incomes and Wealth Concentration: Evidence and Implications Average GPA 2.91, 1,078 students
SOCY 4111: Social Inequality Average GPA 2.92, 1,404 students
SOCY 4134: Families and Aging Average GPA 2.92, 103 students
SOCY 4156: Quantitative Analysis Average GPA 2.95, 1,919 students
SOCY 2169: Sociology of Health and Illness Average GPA 2.95, 1,105 students
SOCY 4263: Sociology of Small Groups Average GPA 2.95, 151 students
SOCY 4173: Sociology of Deviant Behavior Average GPA 2.97, 221 students
SOCY 4091: Topics in Sociology Average GPA 3.00, 295 students
SOCY 3153: Sociological Theory Average GPA 3.01, 2,463 students
SOCY 2115: Introduction to Organizations Average GPA 3.02, 1,244 students
SOCY 3090: Topics in Sociology: Gender and Education Average GPA 3.03, 765 students
SOCY 2171: Social Problems Average GPA 3.05, 2,893 students
SOCY 1101: Intro to Sociology Average GPA 3.06, 17,818 students
SOCY 2100: Aging and the Lifecourse (SL) Average GPA 3.08, 562 students
SOCY 3091: Topics in Sociology Average GPA 3.08, 151 students
SOCY 4112: Sociology of Work Average GPA 3.09, 635 students
SOCY 4110: Sociology of Aging Average GPA 3.09, 330 students
SOCY 4265: Social Psychology of Law Average GPA 3.09, 227 students
SOCY 1511: Local Social Science: Sociological Approaches to Local Issues (SOCY) Average GPA 3.11, 1,569 students
SOCY 4168: Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Average GPA 3.12, 316 students
SOCY 2090: Topics in Sociology: Intro to Development Studies Average GPA 3.12, 218 students
SOCY 4172: Deviant Behavior Average GPA 3.14, 1,232 students
SOCY 3125: Older Worker and Retirement Average GPA 3.14, 243 students
SOCY 2161: Sociological Social Psychology Average GPA 3.15, 1,836 students
SOCY 3173: Criminology Average GPA 3.18, 1,183 students
SOCY 3261: Human Sexuality Average GPA 3.20, 1,267 students
SOCY 4115: Organizational Sociology Average GPA 3.20, 177 students
SOCY 3110: American Minority Groups Average GPA 3.21, 1,255 students
SOCY 2132: Socy of Marriage & the Family Average GPA 3.22, 1,605 students
SOCY 4165: Sociology of Women Average GPA 3.22, 157 students
SOCY 3250: Political Sociology Average GPA 3.23, 727 students
SOCY 3132: Sociology of Sport Average GPA 3.24, 735 students
SOCY 3143: Social Movements Average GPA 3.25, 1,092 students
SOCY 4699: Senior Seminar in Sociology Average GPA 3.29, 866 students
SOCY 4114: Professionalism in Sociology Average GPA 3.33, 353 students
SOCY 4125: Urban Sociology Average GPA 3.33, 203 students
SOCY 4271: Sociology of Music Average GPA 3.41, 148 students
SOCY 1501: Global Social Science: Sociological Approaches to Global Issues Average GPA 3.48, 423 students
SOCY 6652: Issues in Social Research Average GPA 3.78, 104 students
SOCY 6090: Topics in Sociology: Gender, Work, and Organizations Average GPA 3.80, 123 students
SOCY 6996: Thesis Average GPA 3.98, 105 students