# Easiest UT Austin core classes by requirement

Start with the credit your degree audit still shows. This shortlist gives up to three Spring 2027 options per core area, ranked by the share of past students who earned an A.

## Visual and performing arts

1. [MUS 302L · An Introduction to Western Music](https://utaustin.guide/courses/mus/302l) 90.3% A grades across 1,292 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
2. [T D 307K · Dance, Identity and Cultural Expression](https://utaustin.guide/courses/t-d/307k) 86.7% A grades across 286 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.
3. [RTF 306 · Introduction to World Cinema History](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rtf/306) 84.3% A grades across 1,775 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.

## Social and behavioral science

1. [SED 303 · Autism Spectrum Disorder: Truths and Consequences](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/303) 86.6% A grades across 1,707 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.
2. [R S 310 · Introduction to the Study of Religion](https://utaustin.guide/courses/r-s/310) 84.4% A grades across 780 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
3. [EDC 312 · Foundations of United States Schooling](https://utaustin.guide/courses/edc/312) 75.6% A grades across 209 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.

## Math

1. [SDS 302F · Foundations of Data Analysis](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sds/302f) 66.1% A grades across 2,623 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 8 listed sections.
2. [M 408Q · Differential and Integral Calculus for Business](https://utaustin.guide/courses/m/408q) 62.6% A grades across 3,728 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 10 listed sections.
3. [EDP 371 · Introduction to Statistics](https://utaustin.guide/courses/edp/371) 62.3% A grades across 1,828 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.

## Natural science, Part I

1. [NTR 306 · Fundamentals of Nutrition](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ntr/306) 75.8% A grades across 15,363 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
2. [BIO 301E · Problems in Modern Biology](https://utaustin.guide/courses/bio/301e) 75.5% A grades across 261 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 4 listed sections.
3. [GEO 302N · Geology of National Parks](https://utaustin.guide/courses/geo/302n) 72.8% A grades across 869 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.

## Natural science, Part II

1. [C S 303E · Elements of Computers and Programming](https://utaustin.guide/courses/c-s/303e) 47.8% A grades across 5,188 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 5 listed sections.
2. [ECE 302 · Introduction to Electrical Engineering](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ece/302) 19.8% A grades across 1,098 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 3 listed sections.
3. [C S 312 · Introduction to Programming](https://utaustin.guide/courses/c-s/312) 17.8% A grades across 1,015 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 4 listed sections.

## U.S. history

1. [HIS 314K · History of Mexican Americans in the United States](https://utaustin.guide/courses/his/314k) 83.1% A grades across 1,471 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
2. [HIS 356S · American Presidency: 1789 to the Present](https://utaustin.guide/courses/his/356s) 72.9% A grades across 247 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.
3. [HIS 315L · The United States since 1865](https://utaustin.guide/courses/his/315l) 69.2% A grades across 6,517 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 3 listed sections.

## Humanities

1. [E 316M · American Literature](https://utaustin.guide/courses/e/316m) 60.6% A grades across 6,633 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 40 listed sections.
2. [E 316N · World Literature](https://utaustin.guide/courses/e/316n) 58.9% A grades across 2,721 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 22 listed sections.
3. [E 316L · British Literature](https://utaustin.guide/courses/e/316l) 45.5% A grades across 4,018 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 16 listed sections.

## Check the section before registering

A high past A rate tells you how previous students did across sections. It can’t predict your workload or grade. Read the current section details, check the prerequisites and confirm that your degree audit will use the course where you expect.

Each course has at least 100 GPA-bearing letter grades across three fall or spring terms from Spring 2023 through Spring 2026. The A share counts A grades only and pools students across sections. It excludes A− grades and non-GPA marks. Ties favor the larger sample. We used UT’s Spring 2027 print schedule to check that a course was listed.

**Sources**

- [UT Austin core curriculum](https://catalog.utexas.edu/general-information/academic-policies-and-procedures/core-curriculum/)
- [UT Austin course grade distributions](https://reports.utexas.edu/spotlight-data/ut-course-grade-distributions)
- [UT Austin Spring 2027 schedule](https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/272/print/front)
- [Interactive Degree Audit](https://onestop.utexas.edu/registration-and-degree-planning/degree-planning/interactive-degree-audit/)

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By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 10, 2026

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Source: https://utaustin.guide/best/ut-austin-easiest-core-classes · Checked 2026-11-10 · Field Guide: UT Austin