If you’re enrolling in college and wondering how to make your life easier, then you’re lucky because we made a list of the easiest general education courses for undergrads.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of education. I can only begin to speak about how it widens your horizons and changes you as a person. Overall, education enables you to lead a better life. In the society of today, your degree is considered a proof that you are educated and knowledgeable. It’s not only something that our mothers can use to brag about their hard-working children when sipping coffee with their friends. Having a degree actually, increases your chances of being heard and respected as well.
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There is simply something in the way we regard educated people. If you walk into a job interview with your degree in your hands, you undoubtedly have the advantage. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not a rule, such in corrupted countries or companies which hire their cousins instead of well-educated professionals. But nevertheless, the majority of employers will consider you a capable person and will be willing to give you a shot.
Some choose their fields according to the possibilities of getting rich. They are interested in how fast can they become wealthy if they pursue certain careers, and that is OK. We are all entitled to make our decisions based on our beliefs, and if your belief refers to money, then money it is. In that case, you’ll definitely be interested in checking out our list of the Best Majors that Make the Most Money.
Others choose fields that they are highly interested in as they wish to grow and develop as a person. They have a special interest that they wish to pursue as they find it to be a great source of happiness. But the fact is that college is hard, no matter if you’re in it for money or personal interest. That is why so many students rely on some courses that are generally known to be slightly easier so they can boost their GPA. However, I firmly believe that how easy or hard a subject really depends on your interests and affinities. If you enjoy a subject than naturally, you are more likely to get an A. On the other hand if you find a subject difficult and hard to understand then I guess it will take a lot more hard work to get a good grade. Therefore, we cannot really state that some courses are definitely easy and others are definitely hard. For example, most of us will agree that science is hard and requires a lot of work. According to a study, only about 30% of students who took a science course got an A, which proves my point. But there will always be students who will claim the opposite (for example, that 30% of students who got A’s). This has to do with the person’s natural abilities to be good at something or not. The same is with math. While many of us consider it to be a nightmare (personally, I’ve never been good at it), others will find it completely logical and easy.
But is it fair to be picking out courses for boosting your GPA? Although I think it is OK to pick a subject just to get an easy A because that is not what college is all about, still, I get the need to rely on those subjects sometimes. All courses are useful and they can help your personal growth. I may risk sounding like a complete nerd, but learning is fun and it is a hell of a lot easier to learn if we don’t concentrate on grades only. Grades can create a pressure and make everything more difficult. But yes, I am familiar with the struggle of hard courses and it is relaxing and liberating to have a few of those easier courses for a change. That’s why we decided to create a list of such courses and make the whole process of picking courses much easier for you!
At The Stack, we found a Bruinwalk data of letter-grade distributions of every class taught at UCLA between 2012 and 2015. When determining the easiest courses, there are many factors that can be considered such as the difficulty of content, workload, and frequency of assessment. Bruinwalk considered the percentage of students who got an A+, A, and A- in a class within this period so classes with a higher percentage of A’s are thus considered to be easier. However, we considered suggestions from students too, in discussions on forums such as Reddit and the SDN. Based on the data we found, we present to you the easiest general education courses for undergrads.
10. Religion
Are you interested in learning about religions? You don’t have to be religious to pick this course. One of the easiest courses you can take if you want to spare yourself the trouble of studying hard for a grade is Religion. According to the data we used in this article, there had been 77 A’s in Religion in LA in the period between 2012-2015.
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9. English Composition
Literature, Culture, and Critical Inquiry seem to be a course which doesn’t require too much effort to get an A. Based on the statistics, there had been 77 A’s during the time period between 2012-2015. If you’re into this stuff, ti can also be fun. However, if you hate English Composition then you’ll find it both dull and difficult.
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8. Italian-Early Modern Italy
Looking for easiest more general education courses for undergrads? Consider taking Early Modern Italy, the next on the list of easiest general education courses for undergrads as according to the statistics and a total of 78 A’s, you have a possibility to get a very high grade. If you’ve always wanted to learn more about Italy, this a great way to combine learning and boosting your GPA.
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7. History
History can be everything but boring. It’s fun to learn about past people, events, and places that may or may not exist anymore. If you pick history as one of your general education courses, then you’re likely to get an A. The history class called Mystic&Hertic&Witch is another subject that is not demanding and you have pretty good chances of getting an A easily, especially if you’re into history and find it interesting. According to Bruinwalk, there had been 80 A’s in this course so it’s considered fairly easy.
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6. Modern Metropolis-Berlin
If you like learning about cities, especially an interesting one such as Berlin, you can really enjoy this subject and get an easy A as well. According to the data we obtained, the percentage of A’s is high in this subject, 83 A’s within the period between 2012-2015.
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5. Sociology
This course, next on the list of easiest general education courses for undergrads has a reputation of being easy, and as much as I keep emphasizing the fact that not all “easy” courses are in fact easy, this one has the statistics to prove it. 85 A’s in American Racism during the period between 2012 and 2015. Boosting your GPA sounds really easy with this course. Additionally, students’ experiences on SDN show that sociology is a very casual course so to say, and some of them even say that they only studied a day before the exam and still got an A. I must stress the fact that it isn’t always like that despite the common belief. Some students may still find this course not so easy.
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4. Music History
Music history, next on our list of easiest general education courses for undergrads seems to be known as an easy course which students mainly choose because they can get an easy A. According to the statistics, there had been 84 A’s in the course called Music-Los Angeles during the period between 2012 -2015, while Punk-History&Subculture had 80 A’s. Music of Bollywood had slightly less, a total of 79 A’s.
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3. Internet and Society
We are continuing our list of easiest general education courses for undergrads with Information Studies that are also considered to be not so difficult among students. Another easy subject that you can pick if you want an easy A is the Internet and Society course. The number of A’s in this class is as high as 84 which gives you pretty great chances of scoring an A yourself. On the plus side, the subject sounds fun as well.
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2. Scandinavian Literature and Culture
Introduction to Scandinavian Literature and Culture, that ranked 2nd on our list of easiest general education courses for undergrads seems to be one of the easiest courses you can consider if you seek a subject to boost you GPA. The percentage of A’s is pretty high, 89 A’s have been scored in this subject within the time period. If you like literature and learning about other cultures, it’s a win-win situation.
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1. Archaeology
We’ve reached the end of our list of the easiest general education courses for undergrads and we’ve saved the best for the end. According to the data we obtained, the percentage of A’s in archaeology class goes up to 92(among 94 students) which we must admit sounds promising if you’re looking for an easy subject that will help you boost your GPA. Plus, archaeology may be very interesting so there’s a possibility you’ll enjoy it too.
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